Direct primary care agreements; the Commonwealth's insurance laws do not apply. (SB800)

Introduced By

Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta) with support from co-patron Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Direct primary care agreements. Provides that the Commonwealth's insurance laws do not apply to direct primary care agreements. The measure further provides that (i) a direct primary care practice is not subject to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission (SCC)and is not equired to obtain a certificate of authority or license to market, sell,or offer to sell a direct primary care agreement; (ii) entering into a direct primary care agreement shall not be considered to be engaging in the business of insurance; and (iii) a direct primary care agreement is not a contract of insurance and is not subject to regulation by the SCC. The bill defines a direct primary care agreement as an agreement entered into between a health care practice and a direct primary care patient under which the practice is authorized to charge a periodic fee as consideration for providing ongoing primary care to the patient, subject to certain conditions. A direct primary care practice is prohibited from submitting a claim to an insurer with respect to services provided to direct primary care patients covered by their direct primary care agreement, unless the services are outside of the patient's direct primary care agreement. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
10/07/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100678D
10/07/2016Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2017Impact statement from SCC (SB800)
01/30/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Committee substitute printed 17104978D-S1
02/01/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB800S1)
02/02/2017Read second time
02/02/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/02/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104978D-S1
02/02/2017Passed by for the day
02/03/2017Passed by for the day
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Committee substitute reconsidered (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Committee substitute rejected 17104978D-S1
02/06/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2017Floor substitute printed 17105235D-S2 (Barker)
02/06/2017Substitute by Senator Barker agreed to 17105235D-S2
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB800S2
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Passed by for the day
02/07/2017Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/09/2017Placed on Calendar
02/09/2017Read first time
02/09/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/09/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB800S2)
02/16/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Committee substitute printed 17105478D-H1
02/17/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB800H1)
02/20/2017Read second time
02/21/2017Read third time
02/21/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105478D-H1
02/21/2017Engrossed by House as amended SB800H1
02/21/2017Passed House with substitute (65-Y 31-N)
02/21/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2017House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017House insisted on substitute
02/23/2017House requested conference committee
02/23/2017Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017Conferees appointed by Senate
02/23/2017Senators: Stanley, Dunnavant, Barker
02/23/2017Conferees appointed by House
02/23/2017Delegates: Landes, Kilgore, Bagby
02/24/2017Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 28-N)
02/24/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (61-Y 28-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2017Enrolled
03/07/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB800ER)
03/07/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB800ER)
03/07/2017Signed by Speaker
03/10/2017Signed by President
03/13/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
03/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/24/2017Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #3 (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #4 (16-Y 23-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Reconsideration of Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #3 agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #3 (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017House concurred in Governor's recommendation to Amendmends #1, 2 and 3 (98-Y 0-N)
04/05/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
04/05/2017Reenrolled
04/05/2017Reenrolled bill text (SB800ER2)
04/05/2017Signed by President as reenrolled
04/05/2017Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/05/2017Communicated to Governor
04/05/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 5, 2017
04/26/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/17)
04/26/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER, MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

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