VA HB2427 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Hospital price transparency; private right of action; patient payment disputes; noncompliance; prohibition of debt collection. Allows patients to bring an action against a hospital that is not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws. Under the bill, if a hospital is not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws on the date that an elective procedure, test, or service is provided to a patient by the hospital, the patient may bring an action, individually or jointly, against the hospital to recover payment of the price of the elective procedure, test, or service. Under the bill, a hospital that is not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws on the date that an elective procedure, test, or service is provided to a patient is liable for the price of the elective procedure, test, or service provided and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages; interest accruing from the date the elective procedure, test, or service was provided; and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill requires the court, if it finds that the hospital knowingly was not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws, to award the patient an amount up to triple the amount of the price of the elective procedure, test, or service and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Under the bill, beginning July 1, 2023, whenever a dispute arises between a hospital and a patient over a patient payment amount, the hospital's list of standard charges for all items and services shall be used to determine the correct payment amount and reasonableness of the payment. The bill also prohibits a hospital, defined in the bill, or other person or entity collecting on behalf of the hospital, from initiating or pursuing collection actions against a patient or patient guarantor for debt incurred by the patient on the date or dates of service when the hospital was not in material compliance with federal hospital price transparency laws. Hospital price transparency; private right of action; patient payment disputes; noncompliance; prohibition of debt collection. Allows patients to bring an action against a hospital that is not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws. Under the bill, if a hospital is not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws on the date that an elective procedure, test, or service is provided to a patient by the hospital, the patient may bring an action, individually or jointly, against the hospital to recover payment of the price of the elective procedure, test, or service. Under the bill, a hospital that is not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws on the date that an elective procedure, test, or service is provided to a patient is liable for the price of the elective procedure, test, or service provided and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages; interest accruing from the date the elective procedure, test, or service was provided; and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill requires the court, if it finds that the hospital knowingly was not in material compliance with hospital price transparency laws, to award the patient an amount up to triple the amount of the price of the elective procedure, test, or service and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Under the bill, beginning July 1, 2023, whenever a dispute arises between a hospital and a patient over a patient payment amount, the hospital's list of standard charges for all items and services shall be used to determine the correct payment amount and reasonableness of the payment. The bill also prohibits a hospital, defined in the bill, or other person or entity collecting on behalf of the hospital, from initiating or pursuing collection actions against a patient or patient guarantor for debt incurred by the patient on the date or dates of service when the hospital was not in material compliance with federal hospital price transparency laws.

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Title

Hospital price transparency; private right of action, patient payment disputes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (40-Y 54-N 1-A) (Y: 40 N: 54 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2023-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (10-Y 9-N) (Y: 10 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 1-N) (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 4-N) (Y: 5 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-07HouseLeft in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-02-07HouseRereferred to Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-02-07HouseMotion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2023-02-07HouseReconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
2023-02-07HouseVOTE: DEFEATED (40-Y 54-N 1-A)
2023-02-07HouseRead third time and defeated by House (40-Y 54-N 1-A )
2023-02-06HousePrinted as engrossed 23106139D-EH1
2023-02-06HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2427EH1
2023-02-06HouseAmendment by Delegate Freitas agreed to
2023-02-06HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 23106139D-H1
2023-02-06HouseRead second time
2023-02-05HouseRead first time
2023-02-02HouseCommittee substitute printed 23106139D-H1
2023-02-02HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (10-Y 9-N)
2023-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N)
2023-01-31HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2023-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 4-N)
2023-01-18HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-18HousePresented and ordered printed 23104427D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321137.05(n/a)See Bill Text
321137.05:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2427
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2427+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2427H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2427EH1+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106139D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106401A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2427AH
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2427F122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1202V0044+HB2427
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1203V0047+HB2427
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1203V0057+HB2427
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H12V0122+HB2427
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1651+HB2427

Bill Comments

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