Virginia House Bill 248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Health care data report; carriers. Directs the Department of Health, through its contract with the nonprofit organization that compiles and evaluates health care data on behalf of the Commonwealth and in consultation with the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission (the Bureau), to (i) develop and implement a methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care providers and carriers other than limited scope dental or vision plans and managed care health insurance plans and (ii) make available to the public on a website maintained by the nonprofit organization such data and information and other reports collected or produced as a result of implementation of such methodology by July 1, 2023. The bill also requires the Bureau to convene a stakeholder work group to (a) provide input on the development of the methodology required by the act; (b) identify additional measures to increase the transparency of information provided to the Bureau by carriers, managed care health insurance plans, and health care providers; and (c) determine what additional information should be provided to the nonprofit organization by carriers, managed care health insurance plan providers, and health care providers to foster transparency and competition among both carriers and health care providers and assist consumers in making educated decisions regarding options for health care coverage and access. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2022. Health care data report; carriers. Directs the Department of Health, through its contract with the nonprofit organization that compiles and evaluates health care data on behalf of the Commonwealth and in consultation with the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission (the Bureau), to (i) develop and implement a methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care providers and carriers other than limited scope dental or vision plans and managed care health insurance plans and (ii) make available to the public on a website maintained by the nonprofit organization such data and information and other reports collected or produced as a result of implementation of such methodology by July 1, 2023. The bill also requires the Bureau to convene a stakeholder work group to (a) provide input on the development of the methodology required by the act; (b) identify additional measures to increase the transparency of information provided to the Bureau by carriers, managed care health insurance plans, and health care providers; and (c) determine what additional information should be provided to the nonprofit organization by carriers, managed care health insurance plan providers, and health care providers to foster transparency and competition among both carriers and health care providers and assist consumers in making educated decisions regarding options for health care coverage and access. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2022.

Carrier & managed care health insurance plans; VDH to review efficiency & productivity, etc.

Del. Glenn Davis [R]

Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2022-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
2022-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 646 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-11	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-11	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB248ER)
2022-03-11	House	Enrolled
2022-03-09	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2022-03-09	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107252D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
2022-03-08	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2022-03-08	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB248S1
2022-03-08	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 22107252D-S1
2022-03-08	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-03-08	Senate	Read third time
2022-03-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-03-04	Senate	Passed by for the day
2022-03-03	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2022-03-03	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22107252D-S1
2022-02-25	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2022-02-21	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2022-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-15	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB248H1
2022-02-14	House	Committee substitute agreed to 22105737D-H1
2022-02-14	House	Read second time
2022-02-11	House	Read first time
2022-02-09	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2022-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2022-02-08	House	Committee substitute printed 22105737D-H1
2022-02-08	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2022-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
2022-01-18	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104039D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	276.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	276.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	276.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	276.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB248
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB248+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB248H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB248S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB248ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0646+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105523D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/22105737D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105737D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB248F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB248FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB248FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB248FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1201V0011+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0055+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0205V0072+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H02V0068+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0833+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0285+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0829HB0248+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0910HB0248+HB0248
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1701+HB0248