Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components. (HB1977)
Introduced By
Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan) with support from co-patron Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke)
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2009 | Committee |
| 01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098454780 |
| 01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/26/2009 | Assigned C & L sub: 1 |
| 01/27/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1977) |
| 02/10/2009 | Left in Commerce and Labor |
Comments
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!!!
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?
The amendment waters this down to "offered and made available" which is quite different to "required". What a shame.