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]
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.
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]
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
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-02-07 | House | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |
2023-02-07 | House | Rereferred to Health, Welfare and Institutions |
2023-02-07 | House | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
2023-02-07 | House | Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House |
2023-02-07 | House | VOTE: DEFEATED (40-Y 54-N 1-A) |
2023-02-07 | House | Read third time and defeated by House (40-Y 54-N 1-A ) |
2023-02-06 | House | Printed as engrossed 23106139D-EH1 |
2023-02-06 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2427EH1 |
2023-02-06 | House | Amendment by Delegate Freitas agreed to |
2023-02-06 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 23106139D-H1 |
2023-02-06 | House | Read second time |
2023-02-05 | House | Read first time |
2023-02-02 | House | Committee substitute printed 23106139D-H1 |
2023-02-02 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (10-Y 9-N) |
2023-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N) |
2023-01-31 | House | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 |
2023-01-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 4-N) |
2023-01-18 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
2023-01-18 | House | Presented and ordered printed 23104427D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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32 | 1 | 137.05 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
32 | 1 | 137.05:1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |