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1999 SESSION

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SB 1161 Managed care health insurance plans; liability for treatment.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Managed care health insurance plans; liability for health care treatment decisions. Provides that managed care health insurance plans have the duty to exercise ordinary care when making health care decisions and are liable for damages for harm to a covered person proximately caused by the managed care health insurance plan’s failure to exercise ordinary care. The limitation of recovery governing medical malpractice actions and the provisions of Virginia law governing utilization review are not applicable to actions brought pursuant to this bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 994714753  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 994714753
• 01/21/99  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/29/99  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Property Law
• 02/07/99  Senate: Left in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)