VA HB702 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers. Prohibits a health carrier offering a health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs from implementing a formulary that places a prescription drug on the highest cost-sharing tier unless at least one prescription drug that is in the same therapeutic class and is a medically appropriate alternative treatment for a given disease or condition is available at a lower cost-sharing tier under the formulary.
Title
Health benefit plans; prescription drugs, tiers.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Commerce and Labor |
| 2016-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-01-19 | House | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101490D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | 3407.14:1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4509 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB702 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB702+hil |
