Bill Text: VA HB893 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Anatomic pathology services; fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) [HB893 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB893-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2962.01 as follows: §54.1-2962.01. Anatomic pathology services; fees. A. No practitioner licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall charge a fee for anatomic pathology services that is greater than the amount billed to the practitioner for the actual performance of such anatomic pathology services when such services are (i) performed by a person other than the practitioner or (ii) performed by a person not under the supervision of the practitioner. B. A practitioner may charge a fee for specimen collection and transportation, provided the fee conforms to the current procedural terminology codes for procedures and services of the American Medical Association and the patient is made aware of the fee in writing prior to collection. For the purposes of this section, "anatomic pathology services" include the gross or microscopic examination and histological processing of human organ tissue; the examination of human cells from fluids, aspirates, washings, brushings, or smears; or other subcellular or molecular pathology services. |
