VA SB321 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Health insurance; definition of autism spectrum disorder. Provides that for the purposes of required health insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, "autism spectrum disorder" means any pervasive developmental disorder or autism spectrum disorder, as defined in the most recent edition or the most recent edition at the time of diagnosis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association and "medically necessary" means in accordance with the generally accepted standards of mental disorder or condition care and clinically appropriate in terms of type, frequency, site, and duration, based upon evidence and reasonably expected to do any of the following: (i) prevent the onset of an illness, condition, injury, or disability; (ii) reduce or ameliorate the physical, mental, or developmental effects of an illness, condition, injury, or disability; or (iii) assist to achieve or maintain maximum functional capacity in performing daily activities, taking into account both the functional capacity of the individual and the functional capacities that are appropriate for individuals of the same age.

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Title

Health insurance; definition of autism spectrum disorder.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)
2022-04-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
2022-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-04SenateSigned by President
2022-03-04SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB321ER)
2022-03-04SenateEnrolled
2022-03-01HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2022-03-01HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2022-03-01HouseRead third time
2022-02-28HouseRead second time
2022-02-24HouseReported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-22HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-02-22HouseRead first time
2022-02-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-01-28SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-01-27SenateRead second time and engrossed
2022-01-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-01-24SenateReported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2022-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101498D

Same As/Similar To

HB225 (Same As) 2022-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)
HB225 (Same As) 2022-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823418.17(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB321
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB321+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB321ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0102+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB321F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB321FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0025+SB0321
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0114SB0321+SB0321
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0131SB0321+SB0321
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H23V0183+SB0321
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1272+SB0321

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