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1999 SESSION
SB 931 Managed care health insurance plans.
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.
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HISTORY
- 01/18/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990755655
- 01/18/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/28/99 Senate: Pursuant to S. Rule20(j), rerefer. by E.H. (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/99 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/07/99 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)