VA HB385 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Health care providers; meeting, trial, and deposition charges. Provides that, in any case, a health care provider may only charge a patient or the patient's attorney, executor or administrator, or authorized insurer a reasonable fee on an hourly basis for such health care provider's actual time spent at or preparing for (i) a meeting related to pending or probable litigation, (ii) a trial, or (iii) a deposition. The bill further specifies that such fee shall not be more than the amount of actual lost revenue incurred due to such time spent at or preparing for such meeting, trial, or deposition.

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Title

Health care providers; meeting, trial, and deposition charges.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-15HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2018-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
2018-01-16HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-05HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104337D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801413.03(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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