Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, health maintenance organizations, and the Commonwealth's Medicaid program to provide coverage for prostheticdevices, including myoelectric, biomechanical, or microprocessor-controlledprosthetic devices that have a Medicare code. The measure repealsthe existing requirement that coverage for prosthetic devices beoffered and made available. The measure has a delayed effective dateof January 1, 2021.
Del. Patrick Hope
Sponsored bills
Safety belt system use in motor vehicles. Requires all occupants of motor vehicles to utilize a safety belt system. Current law requires the use of safety belts only by (i) occupants under the age of 18, (ii) drivers, and (iii) passengers 18 years of age or older occupying the front seat. The bill changes a violation of safety belt system requirements by a person occupying a front seat from a secondary offense to a primary offense. This bill was incorporated into HB 1414.
Commending The Faison Center.
Commending Westfield High School.
Commending the Westfield High School HACE program.
Commending Brittany Burke.
Commending the Children's Home Society of Virginia.
Commending Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Commending Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Commending the Canines-N-Kids Foundation.