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
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
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 Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098364336 |
| 01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/26/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1116) |
| 01/28/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2009 | Read second time |
| 01/29/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 01/29/2009 | Amendments by Senator Quayle agreed to |
| 01/29/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1116E |
| 01/29/2009 | Printed as engrossed 098364336-E |
| 01/30/2009 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/02/2009 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/02/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1116E) |
| 02/03/2009 | Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/11/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/19/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2009 | Committee substitute printed 090231336-H1 |
| 02/20/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1116H1) |
| 02/23/2009 | Read second time |
| 02/24/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 090231336-H1 |
| 02/24/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1116H1 |
| 02/24/2009 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Title replaced 090231336-H1 |
| 03/04/2009 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2009 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1116ER) |
| 03/05/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1116ER) |
| 03/05/2009 | Signed by President |
| 03/06/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/30/2009 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| 04/07/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/08/2009 | Enacted, Chapter 838 (effective 7/1/09) |
| 04/08/2009 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/08/2009 | Passed by temporarily |
| 04/08/2009 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N) |
| 04/08/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/08/2009 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/08/2009 | Reenrolled |
| 04/08/2009 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1116ER2) |
| 04/08/2009 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/08/2009 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/08/2009 | Enacted, Chapter 839 (effective 7/1/09) |
| 04/08/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839) |
| 04/14/2009 | Reenrolled |
| 04/14/2009 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1116ER2) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 3 minutes.
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.