HB1813: Health insurance; assignment of benefits.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1813
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 38.2-3407.13 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 38.2-3407.13. Refusal to accept assignments prohibited.
A. No insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident
and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical or
major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis, no corporation providing
individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, no health maintenance
organization providing a health care plan for health care
services, and no dental services plan offering or
administering prepaid dental services shall refuse to accept or make
reimbursement pursuant to an a bona fide assignment of
benefits made to a health care provider,
including a dentist or oral surgeon, or
hospital by an insured, subscriber or plan enrollee.
B. For the purpose of this section, "assignment of
benefits" means the transfer of dental health care coverage
reimbursement benefits or dental services
reimbursement benefits or other rights under a dental services plan, an
insurance policy, subscription contract or dental
services health care
plan by an insured, subscriber or plan enrollee to a health
care provider, including a dentist or oral surgeon, or hospital. The assignment of benefits shall not be effective
until the insured, subscriber or enrollee notifies the insurer, corporation or
plan in writing of the assignment.