George Barker
- Democratic
Health insurance; coverage for donated human breast milk. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk. The requirement applies if the covered person is an infant under the age of six months, the milk is obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelines established by the Department of Health, and a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for an infant who satisfies certain criteria. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024. The measure also requires the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance services incurred in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk. The bill requires the Department of Health to establish quality guidelines for human milk banks that operate, sell, distribute, or collect milk in Virginia by July 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Health to establish quality guidelines have a delayed enactment of July 1, 2023. This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.
Health insurance; coverage for donated humanbreast milk. Requires health insurers, corporations providinghealth care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenanceorganizations to provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provisionof pasteurized donated human breast milk. The requirement appliesif the covered person is an infant under the age of six months, themilk is obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelinesestablished by the Department of Health, and a licensed medical practitionerhas issued an order for an infant who satisfies certain criteria.The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered,issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2023. Themeasure also requires the state plan for medical assistance servicesto include a provision for payment of medical assistance servicesincurred in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk.This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.
Tabled in Commerce and Energy (12-Y 10-N)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (SB344E)
Committee amendments agreed to
Read second time
Reading of amendments waived
Reading of amendments waived
Committee amendments agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB344E
Printed as engrossed 22102485D-E
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB344)
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102485D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102485D | PDF HTML |
Printed as engrossed 22102485D-E | PDF HTML |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: SB344FE122.PDF | |
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB344F122.PDF | |
Amendment: SB344AS | HTML |
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