Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery. (HB667)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery. Requires health insurers, corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policies, contracts or plans cover surgical treatment of a medical condition or disease to also cover a nonsurgical treatment for the condition or disease if it is (i) less expensive, (ii) less dangerous, (iii) not experimental or investigational, (iv) generally recognized by the regional medical community as an appropriate treatment for the condition or disease, and (v) not less efficacious than the surgical treatment. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/08/2008Committee
01/08/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080021616
01/08/2008Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB667)
01/25/2008Assigned C & L sub: 2
01/29/2008Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)