Health insurance; mental health parity, required report. (SB280)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; mental health parity; required report. Codifies an existing requirement that the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance make an annual report regarding claims information for mental health and substance use disorder benefits. The bill adds information regarding network adequacy to such report and requires the Bureau to submit the report to the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor by September 1 of each year. The bill directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a third-party review of the Bureau's report. The bill requires JLARC, in conducting its review, to examine the information compiled by the Bureau from 2017 through 2020 and any other information it deems relevant and to report (i) its findings regarding mental health and substance abuse disorder benefits parity with medical and surgical benefits and access to mental health and substance abuse disorder services and (ii) its recommendations, if any, to the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century by December 1, 2020. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103378D |
01/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/13/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB280) |
02/09/2020 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2020 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/14/2020 | Read first time |
02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
02/14/2020 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/18/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2020 | Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2020 | Read second time |
02/25/2020 | Read third time |
02/25/2020 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2020 | Enrolled |
03/02/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB280ER) |
03/02/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/03/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB280ER) |
03/03/2020 | Signed by President |
03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
04/07/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 847 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/07/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0847) |