HB238
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McQuinn |
Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. |
Summary:
Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for examinations and laboratory tests related to colorectal cancer screening in accordance with the most recently published recommendations established by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for colorectal cancer screening for which a rating of A or B is in effect with respect to the individual involved. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage of a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test or direct visualization screening test. The bill prohibits such coverage from being subject to any deductible, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirements for services received from participating providers. The provisions of the bill apply to individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies, individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, or health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2025.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/27/2024 - Enrolled 2/27/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB238ER) 2/27/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB238ER) 2/27/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/19/2024 - Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) 2/21/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 2/22/2024 - Read third time 2/22/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/1/2024 - Signed by President
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Subcommittee #1
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
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HB560
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Helmer |
Health insurance; coverage option for fertility services, essential health benefits benchmark plan. |
Summary:
Health insurance; coverage option for fertility services; essential health benefits benchmark plan.
Requires health insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans to offer and make available coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures, as defined in the bill. Such coverage includes coverage for in vitro fertilization, provided that procedures are performed at medical facilities or clinics that conform to guidelines published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology or the American Fertility Society for in vitro fertilization procedures. The bill also requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider such coverage in its 2025 review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan. The bill directs the Commission to include such coverage in its recommendation to the General Assembly for a new essential health benefits benchmark plan unless the Commission identifies a compelling reason to exclude such coverage.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/1/2024 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations 2/2/2024 - Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources 2/5/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB560H1) 2/7/2024 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) 2/13/2024 - Left in Appropriations
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Health and Human Resources Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
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HB610
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Price |
Health insurance; coverage for diabetes. |
Summary:
Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.Requires that each insurer providing coverage for diabetes shallinclude benefits for FDA-approved insulin, continuous blood glucosemonitoring, and regular foot care and eye care exams in additionto equipment, supplies, and self-management training and education.The bill allows for such self-management training and education tobe provided either in-person outpatient or through telemedicine.
Under the bill, such coverage for self-management training and educationshall include up to three outpatient visits upon an individual receivingan initial diagnosis of diabetes and up to two medically necessaryvisits to a qualified provider upon a significant change in the patient'ssymptoms or medical condition. The bill also repeals certain provisionsof law related to cost-sharing for insulin and provides that thecoverage required by the bill shall be exempt from any deductibleor cost-sharing payment requirement. The provisions of the bill applyto insurance policies, contracts, and plans issued for delivery,reissued, extended, or amended on and after January 1, 2025.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/1/2024 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations 2/2/2024 - Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement 2/5/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB610H1) 2/9/2024 - Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 2/9/2024 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations
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Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
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HB935
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LeVere Bolling |
Health insurance; coverage for doula care services. |
Summary:
Health insurance; coverage for doula care services.
Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill provides that health insurance carriers are (i) not required to pay for duplicate services actually rendered by both a state-certified doula and another health care provider and (ii) prohibited from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by any other health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements are also applicable to other categories of health care providers. Such provisions of the bill are subject to a reenactment clause. The bill also requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider coverage for doula care services in its review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan and to include such coverage in its recommendation to the General Assembly unless a compelling reason for excluding such coverage is identified. This bill is identical to SB 118.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/6/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) 3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB935ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/4/2024 - Passed by for the day 3/5/2024 - Conferees appointed by Senate 3/5/2024 - Senators: Locke, Deeds, Stanley 3/7/2024 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
SB118 (Locke) - Health insurance; coverage for doula care services.
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Subcommittee #1
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
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HB987
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Maldonado |
Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage. |
Summary:
Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage.
Permits a health insurance carrier to consider (i) coverage of a proton radiation therapy treatment by Medicare, Medicaid, or any other governmental health care coverage for any type of cancer or (ii) a recommendation of proton radiation therapy by a patient's treating physician or radiation oncologist as a sufficient standard of clinical evidence to justify coverage of proton radiation therapy.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/8/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB987E) 3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB987ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/29/2024 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) 3/4/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 3/5/2024 - Read third time 3/5/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Subcommittee #1
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
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HB1347
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Srinivasan |
Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder, cost-sharing requirements prohibited. |
Summary:
Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrumdisorder; cost-sharing requirements prohibited for certain individuals.Prohibits a health carrier from imposing any copayment, coinsurance,or deductible for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and thetreatment of autism spectrum disorder for individuals who are age18 or younger.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/1/2024 - Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) 2/1/2024 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations 2/2/2024 - Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement 2/9/2024 - Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 2/9/2024 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations
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Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
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HB1402
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Reaser |
Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, reporting requirements, civil penalty. |
Summary:
Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers; reporting requirements; civil penalty.
Provides that a person that violates the existing requirement to obtain a license prior to providing pharmacy benefits management services or otherwise acting as a pharmacy benefits manager may be subject to a civil penalty of $5,000 for each day on which such violation occurs. The bill adds additional requirements to existing reporting requirements for insurance carriers relating to pharmacy benefits managers. Such additional requirements include (i) the aggregate amount of a pharmacy benefits manager's retained rebates, as defined in the bill; (ii) a pharmacy benefits manager's aggregate retained rebate percentage, as defined in the bill; and (iii) the aggregate amount of administrative fees received by a pharmacy benefits manager. This bill is identical to SB 660.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/27/2024 - Enrolled 2/27/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1402ER) 2/27/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/5/2024 - Impact statement from SCC (HB1402ER) 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/19/2024 - Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) 2/21/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 2/22/2024 - Read third time 2/22/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/1/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
SB660 (Carroll Foy) - Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, reporting requirements, civil penalty.
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Subcommittee #1
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
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