Health insurance; payment for services by dentists and oral surgeons. (HB16)
Introduced By
Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan) with support from co-patron Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Insurance; payment for services by dentists and oral surgeons. Requires that reimbursements payable or paid by a dental plan for covered services be reasonable and not provide nominal reimbursement in order to claim that services are covered services under the applicable dental plan. A reimbursement is reasonable if it is the negotiated fee or rate that is set forth in the participating provider agreement and is acceptable to the provider. The measure applies to contracts between a dental plan and a dentist or oral surgeon for the provision of health care to patients that is entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017. The bill contains a delayed effective date. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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11/16/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100494D |
11/16/2015 | Committee |
11/16/2015 | Committee |
11/16/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100494D |
11/16/2015 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/21/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (HB16) |
01/21/2016 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2016 | Read first time |
01/26/2016 | Read second time |
01/26/2016 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/26/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended HB16E |
01/26/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16100494D-E |
01/27/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2016 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/05/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (HB16E) |
02/29/2016 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2016 | Read third time |
03/03/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2016 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2016 | Enrolled |
03/07/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB16ER) |
03/07/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (HB16ER) |
03/09/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
03/09/2016 | Signed by President |
03/09/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016 |
03/09/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
03/29/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 1/1/17) |
03/29/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) |
Comments
This bill seems very nice, as I have been semi-frauded by a dental company previously.