Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components. (SB13)
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Description
Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the cost of prosthetic devices and components, if the treating physician certifies the medical necessity of the prosthetic device and component as a proposed course of treatment. The coverage shall, at a minimum, equal the coverage provided under provisions of the federal Medicare program. Amends § 38.2-3418.15 (“Coverage for prosthetic devices and components.”), § 38.2-4319 (“(Effective until July 1, 2014) Statutory construction and relationship to other laws.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
01/28/2008: Merged into SB645
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Comments
This is especially important since DRS is moving away from paying for prosthetics as it can only serve those with the most severe/comprehensive disabilities under its current funding.