Health insurance; coverage for bone marrow transplants. (SB991)

Introduced By

Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Health insurance; coverage for bone marrow transplants. Repeals the provision that requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to offer and make available coverage for the treatment of breast cancer by dose-intensive chemotherapy/autologous bone marrow transplants. The existing requirement that health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations offer and make available coverage for the treatment of breast cancer by stem cell transplants is unchanged. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078190702
01/09/2007Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2007Impact statement from SCC (SB991)
01/17/2007Referred to Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits
01/17/2007S