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VA SB95

VA SB95
Health insurance; coverage for essential health benefits, preventive services.


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Introduced
12/03/2019
In Committee
02/25/2020
Crossed Over
02/28/2020
Passed
03/06/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/11/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Health insurance; essential health benefits; preventive services. Requires a health carrier offering or providing a health benefit plan, including (i) catastrophic health insurance policies and policies that pay on a cost-incurred basis; (ii) association health plans; and (iii) plans provided by a multiple-employer welfare arrangement, to provide, as an essential health benefit, coverage that includes preventive care. The bill defines essential health benefits as those general categories and those items and services within such categories that are covered in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in effect as of January 1, 2019.

AI Summary

This bill requires health carriers offering or providing health benefit plans, including catastrophic health insurance policies, association health plans, and plans provided by multiple-employer welfare arrangements, to provide coverage for essential health benefits as defined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as of January 1, 2019. This includes coverage for preventive services such as evidence-based items or services, immunizations, and preventive care and screenings for infants, children, adolescents, and women. The bill also specifies that health carriers are not required to provide coverage for any items or services beyond what is required by the PPACA as of January 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1160) (on 04/11/2020)

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