HB 477 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for prostate cancer screening.

Summary
Health insurance; coverage for prostate cancerscreening. Updates the current mandated requirement for health care coverage companies (including health insurers and HMOs), thehealth care coverage plan for state employees, and the state planfor Medicaid that provides coverage for one PSA test in a 12-monthperiod to persons age 50 and over and to persons age 40 and overwho are at high risk for prostate cancer according to American CancerSociety Guidelines such that the new coverage requirement is forprostate cancer screening that includes the current test and thecurrent guidelines. The updated coverage begins January 1, 2023.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Jan 27, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2022

How they voted

21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Jan 27, 2022
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 27, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102914D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Terry Austin
Terry Austin
RRepublican
VA
37