VA HB504 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 3 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)

Summary

Health insurance; exclusive provider policies or contracts. Authorizes insurers to offer individual or group exclusive provider policies or contracts, which are insurance policies or contracts that condition the payment of benefits on the use of preferred providers. The insurer is required to provide an option in group contracts whereby each enrollee may, at no additional cost to the group contract holder, select a benefit for preferred and nonpreferred providers. Exclusive provider policies or contracts shall provide out-of-network emergency services at the minimum level required by the preferred provider policy or contract.

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Title

Health insurance; insurers to offer individual or group exclusive policies or contracts.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)
2008-03-03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-26 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-25 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-25 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB504ER)
2008-02-25 House: Enrolled
2008-02-21 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-18 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-31 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-30 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-30 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29 House: Printed as engrossed 084554528-E
2008-01-29 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB504E
2008-01-29 House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-01-29 House: Read second time
2008-01-28 House: Read first time
2008-01-24 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-24 House: Assigned C & L sub: 1
2008-01-07 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084554528

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