WEST virginia legislature

2018 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 4175

By Delegates Sobonya, Summers Criss, Rohrbach, Hollen, Westfall, Frich and Lovejoy

[Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources on February 1, 2018.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-4-22, relating to requiring payment for health care services.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

§33-4-22. Payment for services collaborative relationship is not required. 

An insurance company or managed care organization may not require an advanced practice registered nurse to participate in a collaborative agreement in order to obtain payment for his or her services.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prevent entities providing insurance for requiring an advanced practice registered nurse to participate in a collaborative relationship to obtain payment for services.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.