Virginia House Bill 2601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-17 - Tabled in Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Health insurance; coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the billed charges of one hearing aid per hearing impaired ear not to exceed $3,000 per hearing aid for minors. The measure requires the coverage to provide the replacement for one hearing aid per hearing impaired ear every 48 months. The measure exempts the requirement for coverage if (i) the contract, policy, or plan is offered by any employer with 10 or fewer employees; (ii) an actuary certifies that providing the coverage will result in an increase in premiums of one percent or more; or (iii) the contract, policy, or plan is offered on a health benefit exchange and the benefits provided exceed the essential health benefits required under §1302(b) of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020.

Health insurance; coverage for hearing aids for minors.

Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Debra Rodman [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2019-01-17 - House - House: Tabled in Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-17	House	Tabled in Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-01-09	House	Presented and ordered printed 19103703D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3418.18	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	4319	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2601
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2601+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H14V0016+HB2601