Vision care plans; reimbursement for services. (HB1444)
Introduced By
Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan) with support from 20 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg), Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Vision care plans; reimbursement for services. Prohibits a participating provider agreement between a vision care plan carrier and an optometrist or ophthalmologist from establishing the fee or rate that the optometrist or ophthalmologist is required to accept for the provision of health care materials or services, or from requiring that an optometrist or ophthalmologist accept the reimbursement paid by the vision care plan carrier as payment in full, unless the services or materials are covered services or covered materials under the applicable vision care plan. Reimbursements by a vision care plan carrier are required to be reasonable, and vision care plans shall not require an optometrist or ophthalmologist to use a particular optical laboratory, manufacturer, or third-party supplier as a condition of participation in a vision care plan. Changes to a proposed participating provider agreement shall be submitted in writing to the optometrist or ophthalmologist at least 30 days prior to their effective date. Any person who violates this provision shall be civilly liable for liquidated damages of $10,000 and reasonable attorney fees, plus provable damages caused as a result of such violation, and is subject to such other remedies, legal or equitable, including injunctive relief, as may be available to the party damaged by such violation. The State Corporation Commission does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate individual controversies arising out of this measure. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/29/2014 | Committee |
12/29/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100579D |
12/29/2014 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/15/2015 | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/22/2015 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1444) |
01/22/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N) |
02/05/2015 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104222D-H1 |
02/07/2015 | Read first time |
02/09/2015 | Read second time |
02/09/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104222D-H1 |
02/09/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1444H1 |
02/10/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/13/2015 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1444H1) |
02/16/2015 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2015 | Read third time |
02/19/2015 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/19/2015 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/19/2015 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/19/2015 | Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/23/2015 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N) |
02/23/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2015 | Enrolled |
02/26/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1444ER) |
02/26/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/26/2015 | Signed by President |
02/27/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/27/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15 |
02/27/2015 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1444ER) |
02/27/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/27/2015 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/14/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
04/15/2015 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N) |
04/15/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/15/2015 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/15/2015 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/15/2015 | Reenrolled |
04/15/2015 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1444ER2) |
04/15/2015 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/15/2015 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/15/2015 | Enacted, Chapter 723 (effective 1/1/16) |
04/15/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723) |