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1998 SESSION

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SB 679 Health insurance for reconstructive breast surgery.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Health and related insurance for state employees; State Plan for Medical Assistance Services, accident and sickness insurance; coverage for reconstructive breast surgery. Requires the state employee health insurance plan, the Virginia Medicaid program, and health insurers, health maintenance organizations and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to cover reconstructive breast surgery. "Reconstructive breast surgery" means surgery on or after July 1, 1998, coincident to or following a mastectomy performed for breast cancer, to reestablish symmetry between the two breasts. The bill's provisions are applicable to insurance policies, plans and contracts delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after July 1, 1998. They are not applicable to short-term travel, accident only, limited or specified disease policies (except policies issued for cancer), policies or contracts designed for issuance to persons eligible for coverage under Medicare or to short-term nonrenewable policies of not more than six months' duration.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 985532728  pdf
• 02/10/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 985553728-S1  pdf
• 02/12/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 985553728-ES1  pdf
• 02/23/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB679ER)  pdf
• 03/13/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 985532728
• 01/26/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/04/98  Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule 20(j),rereferred by Fin. (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
• 02/09/98  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 985553728-S1
• 02/11/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/98  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/12/98  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 985553728-S1
• 02/12/98  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/98  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Reynolds agreed to
• 02/12/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. 985553728-ES1
• 02/12/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 985553728-ES1
• 02/13/98  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/17/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/98  House: Read first time
• 02/18/98  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 02/19/98  House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (26-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/98  House: Read second time
• 02/23/98  House: Read third time
• 02/23/98  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB679ER)
• 03/02/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/02/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/98)
• 03/13/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)