Health insurers; duty of in-network providers to submit claims, prohibited practices.
Summary
Duty of in-network providers to submit claims to health insurers; Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Provides that a knowing violation of the existing requirement for an in-network provider that provides health care services to a covered patient to submit its claim to the health insurer for the health care services in accordance with the terms of the applicable provider agreement or as permitted under applicable federal or state laws is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB681S1
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105661D-S1
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104364D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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