Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components. (SB1116)

Introduced By

Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond)

Progress

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

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. The measure also requires that the health insurance plan for state employees include coverage for the cost of prosthetic devices and components. 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 »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed
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Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical duplicates of this one: HB1977.

Comments

SB1116 writes:

Please vote yes for SB1116. The cost is only $2 per year for prosthetic coverage! No one anticipates losing a limb. Insurance companies will cover the cost of removing a limb, but not providing you with a safe prosthetic. Please support this bill!!!

Posted 40 months ago.
Alison Hymes writes:

This bill must pass. Children and adults use prosthetics and they are very expensive. Children if lucky can go to a Shriner's Hospital but adults can not. Do we really want to tell people they have to do without a prosthetic limb because it might cost the state 60,000 dollars all told?

Posted 40 months ago.
Alison Hymes writes:

The amendment waters this down to "offered and made available" which is quite different to "required". What a shame.

Posted 40 months ago.