Virginia House Bill 526 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-30 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Coverage for reproductive health services. Requires Coverage for reproductive health services. Requires health benefit plans to cover the costs of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures related to reproductive health, including (i) well-woman preventive visits; (ii) counseling for sexually transmitted infections; (iii) screening for certain conditions; (iv) folic acid supplements; (v) breastfeeding support, counseling, and supplies; (vi) breast cancer chemoprevention counseling; (vii) contraceptive drugs, devices, or products; (viii) voluntary sterilization; and (ix) any additional preventive services for women that must be covered without cost sharing under federal law as of January 1, 2019. The mandated coverage does not include abortion services other than when performed when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or when the pregnancy is the result of an alleged act of rape or incest. The measure provides an exemption for plans sold to religious employers. Carriers are prohibited from excluding a covered person from participating in, being denied the benefits of, or otherwise being subjected to discrimination in the coverage of or payment for reproductive health services, and a violation constitutes an unfair trade practice. The health benefit plan requirements become effective when a plan is delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2021, or at any time thereafter when any term of the health benefit plan is changed or any premium

Reproductive health services; health benefit plans to cover the costs of specified services, etc.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-30	House	Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2020-01-28	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-28	House	Referred from Labor and Commerce by voice vote
2020-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103313D

HB526 (Carry Over) 2020-01-30 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3407.5:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3418.18	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	4319	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB526
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB526+hil