VA SB499 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-28 - Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Donor human milk banks, health insurance; coverage for donor human milk; penalty; emergency. Prohibits any person from establishing or operating a donor human milk bank, as defined in the bill, without first obtaining a license from the State Health Commissioner and makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to establish or operate a donor human milk bank in the Commonwealth without obtaining such license. The bill directs the State Board of Health to establish a regulatory and statutory scheme for the licensure and regulation of donor human milk banks operating or doing business in the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the Commissioner to implement and enforce numerous regulations relating to the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of such licenses. The bill specifies procedures relating to disciplinary actions, application fees, and inspections and interviews related to such donor human milk banks. Donor human milk banks, health insurance; coverage for donor human milk; penalty; emergency. Prohibits any person from establishing or operating a donor human milk bank, as defined in the bill, without first obtaining a license from the State Health Commissioner and makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to establish or operate a donor human milk bank in the Commonwealth without obtaining such license. The bill directs the State Board of Health to establish a regulatory and statutory scheme for the licensure and regulation of donor human milk banks operating or doing business in the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the Commissioner to implement and enforce numerous regulations relating to the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of such licenses. The bill specifies procedures relating to disciplinary actions, application fees, and inspections and interviews related to such donor human milk banks. The bill 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 donor human milk. The bill specifies that the requirement applies if the covered person is an infant younger than the age of six months and a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such infant who satisfies certain criteria enumerated in the bill. The bill applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. The bill 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 donor human milk. The bill specifies that certain provisions will not become effective until the State Board promulgates regulations for the licensure of donor human milk banks and directs the State Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement certain provisions of the bill.

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Title

Health insurance; coverage for donor human milk.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-28 - House - House: Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-28HouseTabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-22HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-22HouseReported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2024-02-19HouseAssigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2024-02-16HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-02-16HouseRead first time
2024-02-16HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-13SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-13SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB499S2
2024-02-13SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24107422D-S2
2024-02-13SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-13SenateCommittee substitute rejected 24106675D-S1
2024-02-13SenateRead second time
2024-02-12SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107422D-S2
2024-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-12SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateCommittee substitute printed 24106675D-S1
2024-02-08SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-08SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26SenateAssigned Education and Health Sub: Health
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104909D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321162.15:12(n/a)See Bill Text
321325(n/a)See Bill Text
3823418.22(n/a)See Bill Text
3824319(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB499
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB499+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB499S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB499S2+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106675D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB499F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB499FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB499FS2160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB499FS2122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S04V0145+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0294+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0384SB0499+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0419SB0499+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0420SB0499+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1401V0044+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0194+SB0499
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0352+SB0499

Bill Comments

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