Virginia House Bill 234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Health insurance; synchronization of medications. Requires any health plan providing prescription drug coverage to permit and apply a prorated daily cost-sharing rate to prescriptions that are dispensed by a network pharmacy for a partial supply if the prescribing provider or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the enrollee and the enrollee requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing the enrollee's medications. Such a proration shall not occur more frequently than annually. The measure also prohibits such a health plan from denying coverage for the dispensing of a medication that is dispensed by a network pharmacy on the basis that the dispensing is for a partial supply if the prescribing provider or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill is in the best interest of the enrollee and the enrollee requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing his medications. The measure requires health plans to allow a pharmacy to override denial codes indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purpose of synchronizing the enrollee's medications. The measure prohibits health plans from using payment structures incorporating prorated dispensing fees and requires that dispensing fees for partially filled or refilled prescriptions be paid in full for each prescription dispensed regardless of any prorated copay or fee paid for synchronization services.

Health insurance; synchronization of medications.

Del. Patrick Hope [D]

Del. Dawn Adams [D]

2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)
2018-03-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-14		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-14	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
2018-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2018-03-05	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-03-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB234ER)
2018-03-05	House	Enrolled
2018-03-01	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-03-01	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-02	House	Printed as engrossed 18100454D-E
2018-02-02	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB234E
2018-02-02	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2018-02-02	House	Read second time
2018-02-01	House	Read first time
2018-01-30	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-18	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
2017-12-31	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2017-12-31	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100454D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3407.9:04	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB234
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB234+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB234E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB234ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0561+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1401V0017+HB0234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H14V0030+HB0234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0309+HB0234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S02V0158+HB0234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0749HB0234+HB0234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0804HB0234+HB0234