VA SB98 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Health insurance; prior authorization. Requires that any provider contract between a carrier and a participating health care provider contain specific provisions that require that if a prior authorization request is approved for prescription drugs and such prescription drugs have been scheduled, provided, or delivered to the patient consistent with the authorization, the carrier shall not revoke, limit, condition, modify, or restrict that authorization unless (i) there is evidence that the authorization was obtained based on fraud or misrepresentation; (ii) final actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, other regulatory agencies, or the manufacturer remove the drug from the market, limit its use in a manner that affects the authorization, or communicate a patient safety issue that would affect the authorization alone or in combination with other authorizations; (iii) a combination of drugs prescribed would cause a drug interaction; or (iv) a generic or biosimilar is added to the prescription drug formulary. The bill provides that such provisions do not require a carrier to cover any benefit not otherwise covered or cover a prescription drug if the enrollee is no longer covered by a health plan on the date the prescription drug was scheduled, provided, or delivered.
Title
Health insurance; if prior authorization request is approved for prescription drugs.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338) | |
| 2024-04-02 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB98ER) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB98S1 |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24105929D-S1 |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24105929D-S1 |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-02 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-02 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101001D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1134 (Similar To) 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320)
