HB 645 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.

Summary
Health insurance; coverage for diabetes. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to include coverage for insulin, certain equipment,certain supplies, regular foot care and eye care exams, and up tothree in-person outpatient self-management training and educationvisits upon an individual's initial diagnosis of diabetes and upto two such visits upon a significant change in an individual's condition.The bill provides greater specificity than the current law requiringcoverage for equipment, supplies, and self-management training andeducation visits. The bill also provides that benefits or servicesrequired for the treatment of diabetes is exempt from any deductible.The provisions apply to any insurance policy, contract, or plan delivered,issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on and after January 1, 2021, or at any time thereafter when any term of the policy, contract,or plan is changed or any premium adjustment is made.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Last action Feb 11, 2020
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6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105134D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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