2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.31 (Act 3)
An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 3/11/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on March 5, 2025
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 1:00 PM
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H.31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 1:00 PM
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H.31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Clare Buckley, Partner, MVP Health Care
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- After Floor
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H.31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Discussion and vote
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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H.31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Introduction
Rep. Alyssa Black, Sponsor
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H.31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Jordan Estey, V.P. Government Affairs, MVP Health Care
Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- 9:50 AM
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H.31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Vote
Committee Documents
An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Health Care
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Clare Buckley, Partner, MVP Health Care
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Sponsor
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jordan Estey, V.P. Government Affairs, MVP Health Care
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
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An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Committee of Conference Meetings
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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.31 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
No committee of conference report found for H.31 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
Act
An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2025-2026
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| 18 V.S.A. § 9418a. Processing claims, downcoding, and adherence to coding rules [Effective until January 1, 2025; see also section 9418a effective January 1, 2025 and section 9418a effective January 1, 2026, set out below] |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9418a. Processing claims, downcoding, and adherence to coding rules [Effective January 1, 2025; Effective until January 1, 2026; see also section 9418a effective until January 1, 2025, set out above and section 9418a effective J |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9418a. Processing claims, downcoding, and adherence to coding rules [Effective January 1, 2026; see also section 9418a effective until January 1, 2025 and section 9418a effective January 1, 2025, set out above] |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9418b. Prior authorization |
