Medical bills; who may identify and provide testimony. (SB510)
Introduced By
Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Authenticity and reasonableness of medical bills; presumption; who may identify and provide testimony. Provides that, where a plaintiff's physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner has deemed the plaintiff incapable of providing testimony, the plaintiff's spouse, guardian, agent under an advance directive, agent under a power of attorney, or next friend may identify a medical bill and provide testimony on the bill to establish a rebuttable presumption of authenticity and reasonableness of the bill. Current law requires the plaintiff to identify and provide testimony on the bill. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103363D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/10/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104489D-S1 |
02/12/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2016 | Read second time |
02/15/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/15/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104489D-S1 |
02/15/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB510S1 |
02/15/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/17/2016 | Read first time |
02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
03/08/2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 26 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
CITY, SENATOR STURTEVANT.Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian): I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO.
[Unknown]: THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO.
Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian): SENATE BILL 543, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE.
[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 553, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH WITH AMENDMENTS. THE SENATOR FROM CHESAPEAKE, SENATOR COSGROVE.