Air medical transportation; informed decision. (HB778)
Introduced By
Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale) with support from co-patron Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg)
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
Air medical transportation; informed decision. Requires each hospital to establish a protocol requiring that, before a health care provider arranges for air medical transportation services for a patient who does not have an emergency medical condition, the hospital provide the patient or his authorized representative with written or electronic notice that the patient (i) may have a choice of transportation by an air medical transportation provider or medically appropriate ground transportation by an emergency medical services provider and (ii) will be responsible for charges incurred for such transportation in the event that the provider is not a contracted network provider of the patient's health insurance carrier or such charges are not otherwise covered in full or in part by the patient's health insurance plan. The provisions of such requirement become effective on March 1, 2019. The bill directs the Office of Emergency Medical Services to develop a mechanism no later than January 1, 2019, to disclose to a patient, prior to services provided by an out-of-network air transport provider, a good faith estimate of the range of typical charges for out-of-network air transport services provided in that geographic area. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2018 | Committee |
01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103240D |
01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/17/2018 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/18/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) |
01/22/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (HB778) |
01/23/2018 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18105449D-H1 |
01/25/2018 | Read first time |
01/26/2018 | Read second time |
01/26/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18105449D-H1 |
01/26/2018 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB778H1 |
01/29/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (HB778H1) |
01/30/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/30/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/15/2018 | Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2018 | Read third time |
02/19/2018 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/19/2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/19/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/19/2018 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/21/2018 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2018 | Enrolled |
02/26/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB778ER) |
02/26/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (HB778ER) |
02/26/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2018 | Signed by President |
03/02/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018 |
03/02/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018 |
03/09/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective - see bill) |
03/09/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective 3/1/19) |
03/09/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271) |