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1999 SESSION
HB 2594 Review of adverse health utilization review decisions.
Introduced by: Harry R. Purkey | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Review of adverse utilization review decisions; review of claims appeal by an independent external panel. Establishes, within the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, a process of independent external review for individuals denied a course of treatment by their managed care health insurance plan. If the person seeking review is determined by the Bureau of Insurance to (i) have coverage by the health plan, (ii) be seeking a treatment that appears to be covered by the plan, (iii) have exhausted all available utilization review complaint and appeals procedures and (iv) have provided all information necessary to begin review, an impartial health entity shall review the final adverse decision to determine whether the decision is objective clinically valid, compatible with established principles of health care, and contractually appropriate. Each individual seeking such review will pay a filing fee of $50, which is nonrefundable. Insurers writing accident and sickness insurance in Virginia will pay an assessment not to exceed 0.015 percent of the direct gross premium income during the preceding year to fund such appeals process. The impartial health entity will issue a written recommendation within sixty days of the acceptance of the appeal by the Bureau of Insurance, and the State Corporation Commission will issue a binding order carrying out the recommendation of the impartial health entity. These appeals provisions become effective either (i) 90 days following the promulgation of regulations by the State Corporation Commission or (ii) July 1, 2000.
The bill also establishes an Office of Managed Care Ombudsman within the Bureau of Insurance. The Managed Care Ombudsman is charged with promoting and protecting the interests of covered persons under managed care health insurance plans in Virginia. The duties of the Managed Care Ombudsman include assisting persons in understanding their rights and processes available to them under their managed care plan, developing information on the types of managed health insurance plans available in Virginia, and monitoring and providing information to the General Assembly on managed care issues.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 992564412 pdf
- 02/06/99 House: Committee substitute printed 993382412-H1 pdf
- 02/09/99 House: Floor substitute printed 993400445-H2 (Brink and Bryan) pdf
- 02/09/99 House: Printed as engrossed 993400445-EH2 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 992564412
- 01/21/99 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 01/26/99 House: Assigned to C. I. B. sub-committee: 3
- 02/06/99 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/sub. (25-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/99 House: Committee substitute printed 993382412-H1
- 02/06/99 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/99 House: Read second time
- 02/09/99 House: Committee substitute rejected 993382412-H1
- 02/09/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Purkey withdrawn
- 02/09/99 House: Substitute by Brink and Bryan agreed to 99340044-EH2
- 02/09/99 House: Floor substitute printed 993400445-H2 (Brink and Bryan)
- 02/09/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Purkey agreed to
- 02/09/99 House: Amendment by Mr. McEachin withdrawn
- 02/09/99 House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. w/amds. 993400445-EH2
- 02/09/99 House: Printed as engrossed 993400445-EH2
- 02/09/99 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/99 House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/09/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/22/99 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor
- 02/22/99 Senate: Incorporated in other legislation (HB871-Griffith)