Cancer patients; expedited review of adverse coverage determinations. (HB1915)
Introduced By
Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News)
Progress
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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
Expedited review of adverse coverage determinations; cancer patients. Provides that a covered person shall not be required to have exhausted his health carrier's internal appeal process before seeking an external review of an adverse determination regarding coverage of treatment if the treatment is to treat his cancer. The measure provides that a covered person may request an expedited external review if the adverse determination relates to the treatment of a cancer of the covered person. The measure requires health carriers' notices of the right to an external review to notify covered persons of this provision. This bill is identical to SB 1161. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2019 | Committee |
| 01/04/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101240D |
| 01/04/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/10/2019 | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/24/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1915) |
| 01/29/2019 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/29/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/31/2019 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19105930D-H1 |
| 02/03/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19105930D-H1 |
| 02/04/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1915H1 |
| 02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/05/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/10/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1915H1) |
| 02/11/2019 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2019 | Passed Senate |
| 02/14/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1915ER) |
| 02/19/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/20/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1915ER) |
| 02/20/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/21/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 21, 2019 |
| 02/21/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019 |
| 02/21/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019 |
| 02/21/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/21/2019 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/03/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/03/2019 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N) |
| 04/03/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/03/2019 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/03/2019 | G Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation |
| 04/03/2019 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/03/2019 | Reenrolled |
| 04/03/2019 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1915ER2) |
| 04/03/2019 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/03/2019 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/03/2019 | Enacted, Chapter 826 (effective 4/3/19) |
| 04/03/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0826) |