Mail order pharmacy; insurer not limited to a single provider for services. (HB116)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach)
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
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
Date | Action |
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01/05/2010 | Committee |
01/05/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101117D |
01/05/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/19/2010 | Assigned C & L sub: #2 |
01/21/2010 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104425D-H1 |
01/25/2010 | Read first time |
01/26/2010 | Read second time |
01/26/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104425D-H1 |
01/26/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB116H1 |
01/27/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/01/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB116H1) |
02/11/2010 | Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2010 | Rereferred to Commerce and Labor |
02/22/2010 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2010 | Read third time |
02/25/2010 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2010 | Enrolled |
03/03/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB116ER) |
03/03/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2010 | Signed by President |
03/10/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB116ER) |
04/10/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/10/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357) |
Comments
Many older people can not handle mail order pharmacies. This is a very bad idea and a gift to the insurance companies.