SB 1227 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Hormonal contraceptives; payment of medical assistance for 12-month supply.

Summary
State plan for medical assistance; payment of medical assistance; 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in the state plan for medical assistance a provision for the payment of medical assistance for the dispensing or furnishing of up to a 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives at one time for Medicaid and Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) enrollees. The bill prohibits the Department of Medical Assistance Services from imposing any utilization controls or other forms of medical management limiting the supply of hormonal contraceptives that may be dispensed or furnished to an amount less than a 12-month supply. The bill provides that the bill shall not be construed to (i) require a provider to prescribe, dispense, or furnish a 12-month supply of self-administered hormonal contraceptives at one time or (ii) exclude coverage for hormonal contraceptives as prescribed by a prescriber, acting within his scope of practice, for reasons other than contraceptive purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2021

How they voted

320
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jan 29, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (76-Y 23-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1227H1
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200064D-H1
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1227E
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101488D
upper
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors

Sponsors