Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder, individual and small group markets, etc.
Summary
Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder under insurance policies, subscription contracts, or health care plans issued in the individual market or small group markets. The existing requirement that such coverage be provided for policies, contracts, or plans issued in the large group market is not affected. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates HB 1043 and is identical to SB 1031.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 613 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1503S1
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108460D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1503H1
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107114D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104889D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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