Virginia House Bill 1538 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Health insurance; doula care services. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill provides that health insurance carriers are (i) not required to pay for duplicate services actually rendered by both a state-certified doula and another health care provider and (ii) prohibited from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by any other health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements are also applicable to other categories of health care providers. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2024.

Health insurance; coverage for doula care services.

Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]
Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2023-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Commerce and Energy
2023-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101741D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3414.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	4319	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1538
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1538+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1538F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2302V0007+HB1538