Cancer patients; expedited review of adverse coverage determinations. (SB1161)
Introduced By
Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)
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 HB 1915. Amends § 38.2-3561, § 38.2-3562, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »
Status
03/25/2019: Awaiting a Vote in the Commerce and Labor Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/02/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103054D |
| 01/02/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/24/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1161) |
| 01/31/2019 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/06/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/12/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/12/2019 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106460D-H1 |
| 02/12/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/13/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106460D-H1 |
| 02/13/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1161H1 |
| 02/13/2019 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1161H1) |
| 02/15/2019 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2019 | Title replaced 19106460D-H1 |
| 02/20/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/20/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1161ER) |
| 02/20/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/20/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/21/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1161ER) |
| 02/27/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019 |
| 02/27/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
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