HB 188

            
2020 SESSION

20100999D

HOUSE BILL NO. 188


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled December 26, 2019

A BILL to amend and reenact � 32.1-137.05 
 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 
 6 of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2973.2, relating to 
 advance disclosure of charge for nonemergency procedure, test, or service.
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Patrons-- Levine, Kory and Lopez

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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That � 32.1-137.05 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of 
 Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2973.2 as follows:
 
 
� 32.1-137.05. Advance estimate of patient payment amount for elective charge for nonemergency 
 procedure, test, or service.
 
 
Every hospital shall, upon 
 request of 
 provide to a patient scheduled to receive an elective a nonemergency procedure, 
 test, or service to be performed by the hospital, or upon request of to such patients legally 
 authorized representative, made 
 no less than three days in advance of the date on which such elective 
 procedure, test, or service is scheduled to be performed, furnish the patient 
 with an estimate of the payment amount for which the participant patient will be responsible 
 for such 
 elective 
 nonemergency procedure, test, or service, no later than one week after the scheduling of such 
 nonemergency procedure, test, or service.
 
 
Every hospital shall provide written information about the a patients ability to request 
 an estimate of the payment amount pursuant to this section. Such written 
 information shall be posted conspicuously in public areas of the hospital, 
 including admissions or registration areas, and included on any website 
 maintained by the hospital.
 
 
� 
 54.1-2973.2. Advance estimate of charge for nonemergency procedure, test, or 
 service.
 
 
Every 
 practitioner licensed pursuant to this chapter shall provide to a patient 
 scheduled to receive a nonemergency procedure, test, or service to be performed 
 by the practitioner, or to such patients legally authorized representative, an estimate of 
 the payment amount for which the patient will be responsible, no later than one week after the scheduling of such 
 nonemergency procedure, test, or service.