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1996 SESSION
HB 87 Insurance; hospital stay for mothers and newborn children.
Introduced by: Clifton A. Woodrum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Insurance; Medicaid; state employee health plan; standards for length of hospital inpatient stay for mother and newborn after childbirth. Requires insurers, nonstock corporations and health maintenance organizations that provide individual or group benefits for obstetrical services to provide coverage for inpatient care and subsequent postpartum home visits in accordance with the medical criteria outlined in the most current version of or official update to the "Guidelines for Perinatal Care" or the "Standards for Obstetric-Gynecologic Services." The bill also requires the Virginia Medicaid program and the state employee health plan to provide coverage in accordance with such Guidelines or Standards.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 960608492 pdf
- 01/15/96 House: Introduced bill reprinted 960608492 pdf
- 02/08/96 House: Committee substitute printed 960663492-H1 pdf
- 02/28/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB87ER) pdf
- 03/11/96 House: Governor's substitute printed 967752492-H2 pdf
- 03/13/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB87ER) pdf
- 03/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 960608492
- 01/10/96 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 01/15/96 House: Introduced bill reprinted 960608492
- 02/08/96 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/sub. (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 House: Committee substitute printed 960663492-H1
- 02/09/96 House: Read first time
- 02/10/96 House: Read second time
- 02/10/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 960663492-H1
- 02/10/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 960663492-H1
- 02/12/96 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/13/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/96 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB87ER)
- 03/04/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/96 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/11/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (91-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/96 Governor: Amended as substitute by Governor's recommendation
- 03/11/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/11/96 House: Governor's substitute printed 967752492-H2
- 03/11/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/96 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/96 House: Reenrolled
- 03/11/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/11/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/11/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 201 (effective 7/1/96)
- 03/13/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB87ER)
- 03/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201)