Mail order pharmacy; insurer not limited to a single provider for services. (HB116)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Pharmacy benefits; freedom of choice.  Authorizes accident and sickness insurers proposing to issue preferred provider policies or contracts and health maintenance organizations providing health care plans to select a single mail order pharmacy provider as an exclusive provider of mail order pharmacy services. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/05/2010Committee
01/05/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101117D
01/05/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/19/2010Assigned C & L sub: #2
01/21/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2010Committee substitute printed 10104425D-H1
01/25/2010Read first time
01/26/2010Read second time
01/26/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10104425D-H1
01/26/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB116H1
01/27/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/27/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2010Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/01/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB116H1)
02/11/2010Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
02/22/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2010Read third time
02/25/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Enrolled
03/03/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB116ER)
03/03/2010Signed by Speaker
03/06/2010Signed by President
03/10/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB116ER)
04/10/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/10)
04/10/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)

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 25 seconds.

Comments

Jack F., tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Many older people can not handle mail order pharmacies. This is a very bad idea and a gift to the insurance companies.