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SB 499 Health plan, state; makes changes to appeals process for complaints.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Human Resource Management; state health plan. Makes necessary changes to the appeals process for complaints relating to the state health plan to conform Virginia law to federal health care reform. The bill removes the provision that coverage for certain mental disorders not be diminished or reduced below the coverage in effect for such disorders on January 1, 1999. This bill is identical to HB 715.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101649D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB499ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101649D
- 01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/23/12 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/12 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/16/12 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 House: Read second time
- 02/21/12 House: Read third time
- 02/21/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N)
- 02/21/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB499ER)
- 02/24/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 201 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/08/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201)