Health insurance; coverage for Lyme disease therapy. (SB1010)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Health insurance; coverage for Lyme disease therapy. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations, whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for prescription drugs, to provide coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for a patient with Lyme disease when determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a licensed physician after making a thorough evaluation of the patient's symptoms, diagnostic test results, or response to treatment. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020. Amends § 38.2-4319, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
07/24/2018	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100146D
07/24/2018	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/24/2019	Impact statement from SCC (SB1010)
01/31/2019	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)