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2002 SESSION
HB 662 Health insurance; reconstructive breast surgery.
Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health insurance; reconstructive breast surgery. Amends the statute mandating reconstructive breast surgery coincident with or after a mastectomy for breast cancer to render Virginia's law consistent with the federal Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, which was incorporated into Title I of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 300gg, et seq.). An existing provision that limits the mandate to policies, contracts or plans delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after July 1, 1998, is removed, and the mandate will apply to surgeries performed on or after October 21, 1998, which is the effective date of the federal law. An enactment clause provides that the amendments do not adversely affect the rights of any covered person that existed under the mandate as it previously existed. The measure also (i) provides that reconstructive breast surgery includes coverage for prostheses and physical complications, (ii) requires written notice of the coverage be provided to the enrollee, and (iii) prohibits denial of eligibility for coverage solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of the mandate.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024091828 pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/02 House: Committee substitute printed 025480828-H1 pdf
- 02/05/02 House: Printed as engrossed 025480828-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB662ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024091828
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/02 House: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/02 House: Committee substitute printed 025480828-H1
- 02/04/02 House: Read first time
- 02/05/02 House: Read second time
- 02/05/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 025480828-H1
- 02/05/02 House: Amendment by Del. May agreed to
- 02/05/02 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/adm. 025480828-EH1
- 02/05/02 House: Printed as engrossed 025480828-EH1
- 02/06/02 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/25/02 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/02 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/02 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/28/02 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/28/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/02 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/04/02 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB662ER)
- 03/18/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/04/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)