VA HB840 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Health insurance; formula and enteral nutrition products. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for medicines to classify medically necessary formula and enteral nutrition products as medicine and to include coverage for medically necessary formula and enteral nutrition products for covered individuals requiring treatment for an inherited metabolic disorder. Such coverage is required to be provided on the same terms and subject to the same conditions imposed on other medicines covered under the policy, contract, or plan. The measure provides that the required coverage includes any medical equipment, supplies, and services that are required to administer the covered formula or enteral nutrition products. These requirements apply only to formula and enteral nutrition products that are furnished pursuant to the prescription or order of a physician or other health care professional qualified to make such prescription or order for the management of an inherited metabolic disorder and are used under medical supervision.

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Title

Health insurance; formula and enteral nutrition products, definitions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)
2020-03-10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-03 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
2020-03-03HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2020
2020-02-26SenateSigned by President
2020-02-25HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB840ER)
2020-02-25HouseEnrolled
2020-02-20SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20SenateRead third time
2020-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateReported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31HousePrinted as engrossed 20105024D-E
2020-01-31HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB840E
2020-01-31HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-01-31HouseRead second time
2020-01-30HouseRead first time
2020-01-28HouseReported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-16HouseAssigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105024D

Same As/Similar To

SB605 (Same As) 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823418.18(n/a)See Bill Text
3824319(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB840
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB840+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB840E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB840ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0214+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1402V0003+HB0840
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0061+HB0840
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0093+HB0840
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0305+HB0840
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0148+HB0840
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0734HB0840+HB0840
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0751HB0840+HB0840

Bill Comments

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