Health care services; practitioners to provide to patient payment estimates. (SB721)
Introduced By
Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)
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
Health care services; payment estimates. Requires practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine and hospitals to provide a patient or the representative of a patient scheduled to receive a nonemergency procedure, test, or service to be performed by the practitioner or hospital, at least three days in advance of the date of such procedure, test, or service, an estimate of the payment amount for which the participant will be responsible. Under current law, the requirement to provide such estimate applies only to hospitals for elective procedures, tests, or services and only upon request. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101942D |
01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/26/2018 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
02/01/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB721) |
02/01/2018 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |