Health care services; payment estimates. (HB188)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patrons Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), and Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Health care services; payment estimates. Requires hospitals and practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to provide a patient or the representative of a patient scheduled to receive a nonemergency procedure, test, or service to be performed by the hospital or practitioner with an estimate of the payment amount for which the patient will be responsible no later than one week after the scheduling of such procedure, test, or service. Currently, only hospitals are required to provide such estimate, and such estimate is required only (i) for elective procedures, tests, or services; (ii) within three days of the procedure, test, or service; and (iii) upon request of the patient or his representative. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/26/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100999D |
| 12/26/2019 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/22/2020 | Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions |
| 01/22/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB188) |
| 01/29/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
| 02/04/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |