VA HB667 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-29 - House: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (21-Y 0-N)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-29 - House: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (21-Y 0-N)
Summary
Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery. Requires health insurers, corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policies, contracts or plans cover surgical treatment of a medical condition or disease to also cover a nonsurgical treatment for the condition or disease if it is (i) less expensive, (ii) less dangerous, (iii) not experimental or investigational, (iv) generally recognized by the regional medical community as an appropriate treatment for the condition or disease, and (v) not less efficacious than the surgical treatment.
Title
Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-29 | House: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (21-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-25 | House: Assigned C & L sub: 2 | |
| 2008-01-08 | House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | |
| 2008-01-08 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080021616 |
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB667 |
