VA HB1174 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N)
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Health insurance; policies without abortion coverage. Requires any health insurer that offers, sells, or issues a health insurance policy in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for abortion services to also offer for sale in the Commonwealth a health insurance policy with substantively identical terms and conditions except that it does not provide coverage for abortion services. A health insurance policy that does not provide coverage for abortion services will be required to (i) provide coverage for the costs of services of a physician and other services incurred in providing medical assistance to preserve the life of a pregnant woman provided every possible measure shall be taken to preserve the life of the unborn child of the pregnant woman or (ii) reimburse the costs of services incurred in providing medical treatment to address previous fetal demise or intrauterine fetal death. The measure also provides that the basic health care services provided in a health care plan offered by a health maintenance organization may, but shall not be required to, provide coverage for abortion services.

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Title

Health insurance; policies without abortion coverage.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-14 - House - House: Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-14 House: Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N)
2012-01-19 House: Assigned C & L sub: #1
2012-01-17 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-01-17 House: Presented and ordered printed 12104280D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823407.2:1(n/a)See Bill Text
3824300(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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