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2016 SESSION
SB 627 Direct primary care agreements.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Direct primary care agreements. Provides that the Commonwealth's insurance laws do not apply to direct primary care agreements. The measure further provides that (i) a direct primary care practice is not be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission (SCC) and is not required to obtain a certificate of authority or license to market, sell, or offer to sell a direct primary care agreement; (ii) entering into a direct primary care agreement shall not be considered to be engaging in the business of insurance; and (iii) a direct primary care agreement is not a contract of insurance and is not subject to regulation by the SCC. The bill defines a direct primary care agreement as an agreement entered into between a health care provider and an individual patient under which the provider charges a predetermined fee as consideration for providing primary care to the patient, subject to certain conditions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104036D pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104924D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/15/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104036D
- 01/15/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/15/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104924D-S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)