Health carriers; services provided by nurse practitioners. (SB1178)

Introduced By

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian) with support from co-patron Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)

Progress

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

Description

Health carriers; nurse practitioners. Requires health insurers and health services plan providers whose policies or contracts cover services that may be legally performed by licensed nurse practitioners to provide equal coverage for such services when rendered by a licensed nurse practitioner. The bill contains an enactment that exempts the measure from the requirement that the Health Insurance Reform Commission review any legislative measure containing a mandated health insurance benefit or provider. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2019. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/03/2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100960D
01/03/2019	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/14/2019	Impact statement from DPB (SB1178)
01/31/2019	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2019	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2019	Read second time
02/04/2019	Reading of amendment waived
02/04/2019	Committee amendment agreed to
02/04/2019	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1178E
02/04/2019	Printed as engrossed 19100960D-E
02/04/2019	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2019	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2019	Impact statement from DPB (SB1178E)
02/06/2019	Placed on Calendar
02/06/2019	Read first time
02/06/2019	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/12/2019	Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2019	Read second time
02/13/2019	Read third time
02/13/2019	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/13/2019	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2019	Enrolled
02/18/2019	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1178ER)
02/18/2019	Impact statement from DPB (SB1178ER)
02/18/2019	Signed by Speaker
02/19/2019	Signed by President
02/20/2019	G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019
02/20/2019	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
02/20/2019	G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
03/12/2019	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 10/1/19)
03/12/2019	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)