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