Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 663 — Practice of medicine and other healing arts; provision of litigation assistance.

Last action — Letter sent to the Virginia Bar Association

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Practice of medicine and other healing arts;provision of litigation assistance. Requires practitioners ofmedicine and other healing arts to provide litigation assistanceto treated patients and their attorneys. Such litigation assistanceincludes providing a legal consult fee schedule upon request, schedulingand participating in meetings with a treated patient's attorney uponrequest, participating in trial or de bene esse depositions as needed,and providing a written estimate of the cost of the patient's medicalservices related to the litigation. The bill prohibits providersfrom refusing services to a patient who is insured or otherwise hasthe ability to pay for provided services on the ground that such personwas involved in an incident that is the subject of litigation orcould result in litigation.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 663 has removed a specific section (line 74.220.50.48) and added a new section (line 74.220.50.216). This change likely means there was a need for an update or a clarification in the bill's provisions. By making these adjustments, the legislators may be aiming to improve the bill's effectiveness or ensure it addresses current issues more accurately.

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Action History

  1. Letter sent to the Virginia Bar Association

  2. Letter sent to the Medical Society of Virginia

  3. Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (13-Y 2-N)

  4. Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20105716D-S1

  5. Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

  6. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101354D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (13-Y 2-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13200
Total 13200
% of votes cast 87%13%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 663 do?
Practice of medicine and other healing arts;provision of litigation assistance. Requires practitioners ofmedicine and other healing arts to provide litigation assistanceto treated patients and their attorneys. Such litigation assistanceincludes providing a legal consult fee schedule upon request, schedulingand participating in meetings with a treated patient's attorney uponrequest, participating in trial or de bene esse depositions as needed,and providing a written estimate of the cost of the patient's medicalservices related to the litigation. The bill prohibits providersfrom refusing services to a patient who is insured or otherwise hasthe ability to pay for provided services on the ground that such personwas involved in an incident that is the subject of litigation orcould result in litigation.
Who sponsors SB 663?
SB 663 is sponsored by Scott A. Surovell.
What is the current status of SB 663?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 663?
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