Regional gas tax revenues. Provides thatin allocating revenues from the regional fuels tax in localitiesnot a part of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, theHampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, the Interstate81 Corridor, or the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, theCommonwealth Transportation Board shall seek to award 50 percentof the revenues generated in each construction district for projectsimproving or maintaining secondary roads.
Electric utilities; retail competition; flexibleload amounts. Provides that, for the purposes of retail competitionfor the purchase and sale of electric energy, certain large individualretail customers shall be permitted to purchase any portion of theirelectric energy, up to 100 percent, from a retail supplier licensedto sell retail electric energy in the Commonwealth, thereby providingfor the purchase of flexible load amounts between a retail supplierand an incumbent electric utility.
Health insurance; coverage for polycystic ovarysyndrome. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations,and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contractsto provide coverage for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome,as defined in the bill, diagnosed by a licensed physician or healthcare provider, including diagnosis by a gynecologist, endocrinologist,primary care physician, pediatrician, nurse practitioner, dermatologist,or infertility specialist. The bill specifies the types of treatmentcovered for polycystic ovary syndrome and applies to policies, contracts,and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or afterJanuary 1, 2025.
Department of Medical Assistance Services; establishmentof neurobehavioral and neurorehabilitation facilities; waiver servicesfor individuals with traumatic brain injuries and neurocognitivedisorders; work group. Directs the Department of Medical AssistanceServices to amend the state plan for medical assistance servicesto add neurobehavioral and neurorehabilitation facilities to supportindividuals with traumatic brain injuries and neurocognitive disordersby January 1, 2025. The bill also directs the Department to submitan amendment to the state plan for medical assistance services tothe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to modify its existing1915(c) waiver or seek a new 1915(c) waiver as necessary to receivefederal approval to administer home and community-based services forqualifying individuals with traumatic brain injuries or neurocognitivedisorders as defined by the Department no later than January 1, 2026.The bill gives the Department authority to promulgate emergency regulationsfor the neurobehavioral and neurorehabilitation facilities and thetraumatic brain injury waiver upon approval. The bill requires theDepartment to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to provideupdates on the progress and the implementation of the neurobehavioraland neurorehabilitation facilities and the traumatic brain injuryservices waiver.
Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and HomeInspectors; dust sampling technicians, renovators, and accreditedrenovation training programs. Removes the responsibility of theBoard for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors to promulgate regulationsconcerning dust sampling technicians, renovators, and accreditedrenovation training programs.
Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing fordiagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurancepolicies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered,issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2025. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonanceimaging, or breast ultrasound.
Statewide prioritization process; primary evacuation routes. Adds maintenance of primary evacuation routes to thelist of factors that must be considered by the Commonwealth TransportationBoard as part of the statewide prioritization process for projectselection. The bill directs the Board, in incorporating this new factor into the prioritization process, to not assign a weight to such factorand, instead, to set a bonus point value that may be added for projectsthat include maintenance of primary evacuation routes and shall applysuch bonus point values to such projects when applicable.
Special license plates; United States Air Force. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for active duty members with, honorably discharged veterans with six months of active duty service in, and retirees from the United States Air Force and unremarried surviving spouses of such service members. This bill was incorporated into HB 380.
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; deadline for annual filing of disclosure statements; deadline for public disclosure. Changes the filing deadline for statements of economic interests and financial disclosure statements from February 1 to December 15. The bill requires the forms to be made public within 30 days of the filing deadline; currently, this is required within six weeks of the filing deadline.
Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures; report. Directs the State Health Commissioner to reestablish the Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures for the purpose of evaluating maternal health data collection processes to guide policies in the Commonwealth to improve maternal care, quality, and outcomes for all birthing people in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Task Force to report its findings and conclusions to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 of each year regarding its activities. This bill reestablishes the Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures that concluded on December 1, 2023. This bill was incorporated into HB 781.
Skill games; exceptions. Clarifies thatskill games are a form of illegal gambling except where relevant Code provides otherwise.
Stillbirth Support Grant Program. Establishesthe Stillbirth Support Grant Program for the purpose of providinggrants to individuals who delivered a stillborn child, as definedby the bill, to assist with out-of-pocket costs associated with suchdelivery. Under the bill, an application for such a grant must besubmitted within the same calendar year as such delivery of a stillborn child occurs.
