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Introduced
12/26/2019
12/26/2019
In Committee
12/26/2019
12/26/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Health care services; payment estimates. Requires hospitals and practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to provide a patient or the representative of a patient scheduled to receive a nonemergency procedure, test, or service to be performed by the hospital or practitioner with an estimate of the payment amount for which the patient will be responsible no later than one week after the scheduling of such procedure, test, or service. Currently, only hospitals are required to provide such estimate, and such estimate is required only (i) for elective procedures, tests, or services; (ii) within three days of the procedure, test, or service; and (iii) upon request of the patient or his representative.
AI Summary
This bill expands the requirement for hospitals and practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to provide patients or their representatives with an estimate of the payment amount for which the patient will be responsible for a scheduled nonemergency procedure, test, or service. Currently, only hospitals are required to provide such an estimate, and only for elective procedures, tests, or services, within three days of the procedure, and upon request of the patient or their representative. This bill requires hospitals and practitioners to provide the estimate no later than one week after the procedure, test, or service is scheduled, regardless of whether it is an emergency or not.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote (on 02/04/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB188 |
| BillText | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB188+hil |
| Bill | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB188+hil+pdf |
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