VA HB 1526
Status unknownHealth insurance; prior authorization, required contract provisions.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1526 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1526 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Labor and Commerce
What is VA HB 1526 about?
Health insurance; prior authorization; required contract provisions; work group. Requires any provider contract between a carrier and a participating health care provider or its contracting agent to contain specific provisions that (i) require a carrier to establish and maintain a prior authorization application program interface for processing prior authorization requests and (ii) require a participating health care provider to ensure that any electronic health record or health information technology system owned by or contracted for the provider to maintain the health record of an enrollee has the ability to access such application program interface. The bill amends requirements for the existing work group on electronic prior authorization.
Who sponsors VA HB 1526?
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1526.
Description
Health insurance; prior authorization; required contract provisions; work group. Requires any provider contract between a carrier and a participating health care provider or its contracting agent to contain specific provisions that (i) require a carrier to establish and maintain a prior authorization application program interface for processing prior authorization requests and (ii) require a participating health care provider to ensure that any electronic health record or health information technology system owned by or contracted for the provider to maintain the health record of an enrollee has the ability to access such application program interface. The bill amends requirements for the existing work group on electronic prior authorization.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Labor and Commerce
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.primary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-27
Presented and ordered printed 26106004D
introduction
2026-01-27
Unanimous consent to introduce
introduction
2026-01-27
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Left in Labor and Commerce
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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