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1999 SESSION
SB 1176 Health insurance; fair business practices.
Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health insurance; fair business practices. Establishes fair business practices standards applicable to the claim reimbursement practices of health insurance carriers, health services plans and HMOs (referred to as “carriers”). The section requires a carrier to (i) pay claims within 40 days of claim receipt, unless the claim is not a clean claim, is disputed in good faith, or otherwise has no obligation to be paid; (ii) contact health care providers within 30 days of receiving reimbursement claims if it desires further claim information or documentation; and (iii) establish reasonable policies giving providers notice of and detailed information concerning the carrier’s required administrative claims processing procedures. The legislation also prohibits retroactive claim denial unless claims are fraudulent, previously paid, or retroactively reviewed within the lesser of 12 months or a period equal to the number of days in which claims must be submitted after a health care service is provided. On and after July 1, 2000, a carrier must notify a provider at least 30 days in advance of any retroactive denial of a claim. The bill also requires that carriers’ provider contracts (and any subsequent amendments) disclose carrier reimbursement fee schedules and policies. The legislation establishes private rights of action for providers who suffer actual damages resulting from carrier violations of the bill’s provisions. Providers are entitled to recover treble damages for any willful violations. The Virginia State Corporation Commission is given regulatory oversight concerning the bill’s provisions. This bill is identical to House Bill 2213.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990233729 pdf
- 02/08/99 Senate: Committee substitute printed 990263729-S1 pdf
- 03/02/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1176ER) pdf
- 04/07/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990233729
- 01/21/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/08/99 Senate: Committee substitute printed 990263729-S1
- 02/08/99 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/99 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/99 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 990263729-S1
- 02/09/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 990263729-S1
- 02/09/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/99 House: Read first time
- 02/15/99 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/16/99 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (25-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/99 House: Read second time
- 02/18/99 House: Read third time
- 02/18/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/99 House: Read third time
- 02/22/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Rust rejected
- 02/22/99 House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/02/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1176ER)
- 03/03/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/07/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)