VA SB172

Requires health insurance carriers to accept electronic attachments and electronic information from healthcare providers when submitting claims documentation, and prohibits carriers from requiring paper, facsimile, or other nonelectronic submission methods when compliant electronic options are used.

Mandates that providers may submit additional documentation for claims, medical necessity determinations, pre-certification, and authorization requests as electronic attachments compliant with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services standards.

Establishes that the date of transmission of compliant electronic information shall be considered the date of claim receipt for purposes of the 40-day payment requirement.

Removes previously scheduled implementation dates (July 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026) for electronic delivery requirements and makes them effective immediately upon the act's effective date.

The provisions of this act become effective on January 1, 2027.