Medical assistance; health insurance, payment for prescription contraceptives. (SB404)

Introduced By

Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) with support from co-patron Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Medical assistance; health insurance; prescription contraceptives. Requires the State Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in its state plan for medical assistance a provision for the payment of medical assistance for any prescribed drug or device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use as a contraceptive and requires such provision to provide payments to dispensers for dispensings of prescription contraceptives intended to last for a 12-month period. The bill also requires health carriers with health benefit plans that cover prescription contraceptives to reimburse their dispenser for dispensings of prescription contraceptives intended to last for a 12-month period. The requirement on health carries applies to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after July 1, 2016. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101020D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/26/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB404)
02/01/2016Assigned Education sub: Health
02/04/2016Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104698D-S1
02/04/2016Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Reconsidered by Education and Health
02/11/2016Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)