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2022 SESSION

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HB 573 Statute of limitations; collection of medical debt.

Introduced by: Nadarius E. Clark | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Statute of limitations; contracts for health care services. Provides that the statute of limitations for an action on any contract, written or unwritten, for health care services, including actions brought by the Commonwealth, is three years. The bill further provides that the accrual date for actions on such a contract is 30 days after the later of (i) issuance of the initial invoice or the due date stated in such invoice to the patient or person legally responsible for payment or (ii) if the patient voluntarily enters into a payment plan with the provider, 30 days after the default date contained in such payment plan.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103451D  pdf
• 02/07/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22106196D-H1  pdf
• 02/28/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107160D-S1  pdf
• 03/10/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB573ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/11/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103451D
• 01/11/22  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/21/22  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/02/22  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/22  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
• 02/07/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22106196D-H1
• 02/09/22  House: Read first time
• 02/10/22  House: Read second time
• 02/10/22  House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106196D-H1
• 02/10/22  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB573H1
• 02/11/22  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/14/22  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N 1-A)
• 02/14/22  House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N 1-A)
• 02/16/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/28/22  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107160D-S1
• 03/01/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/22  Senate: Read third time
• 03/02/22  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/02/22  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 03/02/22  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22107160D-S1
• 03/02/22  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/02/22  Senate: Amendment by Senator Survell agreed to
• 03/02/22  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB573S1
• 03/02/22  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/22  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/22  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/07/22  House: Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 22107160D-S1 (87-Y 9-N 1-A)
• 03/07/22  House: VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 9-N 1-A)
• 03/10/22  House: Enrolled
• 03/10/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB573ER)
• 03/10/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/22  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
• 03/22/22  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 04/11/22  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/27/22  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/27/22  House: House sustained Governor's veto (48-Y 52-N)
• 04/28/22  House: VOTE: (48-Y 52-N)