Statute of limitations; collection of medical debt. (HB573)
Introduced By
Del. Nadarius Clark (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patron Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Statute of limitations; contracts for health care services. Provides that the statute of limitations for an action on any contract, written or unwritten, for health care services, including actions brought by the Commonwealth, is three years. The bill further provides that the accrual date for actions on such a contract is 30 days after the later of (i) issuance of the initial invoice or the due date stated in such invoice to the patient or person legally responsible for payment or (ii) if the patient voluntarily enters into a payment plan with the provider, 30 days after the default date contained in such payment plan. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2022 | Committee |
01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103451D |
01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/21/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/02/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
02/02/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2022 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/07/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106196D-H1 |
02/09/2022 | Read first time |
02/10/2022 | Read second time |
02/10/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106196D-H1 |
02/10/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB573H1 |
02/11/2022 | Passed by for the day |
02/14/2022 | Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N 1-A) |
02/14/2022 | VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/16/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/28/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/28/2022 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22107160D-S1 |
03/01/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 2210716D-S1 |
03/02/2022 | Read third time |
03/02/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/02/2022 | Passed by temporarily |
03/02/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22107160D-S1 |
03/02/2022 | Reading of amendment waived |
03/02/2022 | Amendment by Senator Survell agreed to |
03/02/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB573S1 |
03/02/2022 | Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2022 | Passed by for the day |
03/07/2022 | Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 22107160D-S1 (87-Y 9-N 1-A) |
03/07/2022 | VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 9-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2022 | Enrolled |
03/10/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB573ER) |
03/10/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2022 | Signed by President |
03/22/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
03/22/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
04/11/2022 | G Vetoed by Governor |
04/27/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
04/27/2022 | House sustained Governor's veto (48-Y 52-N) |
04/28/2022 | VOTE: (48-Y 52-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Bill would limit the SOL to collect on medical debt to three years, whether based on express or implied contract. Original bill including a limitation on the time to collect on any judgment for medical debt down from 20 years in Circuit Court and 10 in General District to seven years, but those proposed limitations were removed from the final bill that passed the House committee.