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2022 SESSION
SB 344 Health insurance; coverage for donated human breast milk, effective date.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Health insurance; coverage for donated human breast milk. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk. The requirement applies if the covered person is an infant under the age of six months, the milk is obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelines established by the Department of Health, and a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for an infant who satisfies certain criteria. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024. The measure also requires the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance services incurred in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk. The bill requires the Department of Health to establish quality guidelines for human milk banks that operate, sell, distribute, or collect milk in Virginia by July 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Health to establish quality guidelines have a delayed enactment of July 1, 2023. This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102485D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22102485D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102485D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/22 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/08/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/10/22 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/10/22 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/10/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB344E
- 02/10/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22102485D-E
- 02/10/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 03/03/22 House: Tabled in Commerce and Energy (12-Y 10-N)