VA HB16 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on March 29 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on March 29 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Insurance; payment for services by dentists and oral surgeons. Requires that reimbursements payable or paid by a dental plan for covered services be reasonable and not provide nominal reimbursement in order to claim that services are covered services under the applicable dental plan. A reimbursement is reasonable if it is the negotiated fee, rate, or reimbursement methodology that is set forth in the contract between a dental plan and a dentist or oral surgeon and is acceptable to the provider. The measure applies to contracts between a dental plan and a dentist or oral surgeon for the provision of health care to patients that is entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017. The bill contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2017.
Title
Health insurance; payment for services by dentists and oral surgeons.
Sponsors
| Del. Lee Ware [R] | Del. David Yancey [R] | Sen. Chris Head [R] | Del. Christopher Peace [R] |
| Del. Charles Poindexter [R] | Del. Vivian Watts [D] |
Roll Calls
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-29 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) | |
| 2016-03-29 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 1/1/17) | |
| 2016-03-09 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| 2016-03-09 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016 |
| 2016-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB16ER) |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-01-27 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-26 | House | Printed as engrossed 16100494D-E |
| 2016-01-26 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB16E |
| 2016-01-26 | House | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2016-01-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-01-25 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-01-21 | House | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-11-16 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2015-11-16 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100494D |
