HB 494 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Human donor milk bank licensing; payment of medical assistance and health insurance coverage.

Summary
Human donor milk bank licensing; payment ofmedical assistance and health insurance coverage. Directs theBoard of Medical Assistance Services to include a provision for thepayment of medical assistance for pasteurized human donor milk acquiredfrom a licensed human donor milk bank and provides for the licensureand regulation of human donor milk banks by the Department of Health.The bill requires health insurers, corporations providing healthcare coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizationsto provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provision of pasteurizedhuman donor milk, provided that certain conditions are met.
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
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 27, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103728D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Sam Rasoul
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
VA
38