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1996 SESSION
SB 148 Insurance; hospital stay for mothers and newborn children.
Introduced by: Jane H. Woods | 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
- 01/15/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965702760 pdf
- 02/08/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 966412760-S1 pdf
- 02/19/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB148ER) pdf
- 03/06/96 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 960672760-S2 pdf
- 03/11/96 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB148ER) pdf
- 03/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0155) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/15/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965702760
- 01/15/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/96 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
- 02/08/96 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 966412760-S1
- 02/09/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 02/09/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/96 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/96 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 966412760-S1
- 02/12/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 966412760-S1
- 02/12/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/96 House: Read first time
- 02/14/96 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/15/96 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/96 House: Read second time
- 02/19/96 House: Read third time
- 02/19/96 House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB148ER)
- 02/23/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/96 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/06/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 960672760-S2
- 03/06/96 Governor: Amended as sub. by Gov's recommendation 960672760-S2
- 03/08/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/96 Senate: Reenrolled
- 03/08/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/08/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/08/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 155 (effective 7/1/96)
- 03/11/96 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB148ER)
- 03/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0155)