2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB444: Relating to health insurance coverage for certain emergency services

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that health insurance coverage for emergency services when a prudent layperson acting reasonably would have believed that an emergency medical condition existed includes prehospital screening and stabilization of emergency condition by ambulance service if the patient declines to be transported against medical advice.

Bill History

1/15/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/15/2024
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
Senate
1/15/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/15/2024
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
2/2/2024
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
Senate
2/2/2024
To Finance
Senate
2/14/2024
Reported do pass
Senate
2/14/2024
Immediate consideration
Senate
2/14/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
2/15/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/15/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/16/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/16/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/16/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 154)
Senate
2/16/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
2/19/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/19/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 154)
2/16/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197036.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197037.1 KB