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