VA SB499 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Donor human milk banks, health insurance; coverage for donor human milk; penalty; emergency. Prohibits any person from establishing or operating a donor human milk bank, as defined in the bill, without first obtaining a license from the State Health Commissioner and makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to establish or operate a donor human milk bank in the Commonwealth without obtaining such license. The bill directs the State Board of Health to establish a regulatory and statutory scheme for the licensure and regulation of donor human milk banks operating or doing business in the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the Commissioner to implement and enforce numerous regulations relating to the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of such licenses. The bill specifies procedures relating to disciplinary actions, application fees, and inspections and interviews related to such donor human milk banks. Donor human milk banks, health insurance; coverage for donor human milk; penalty; emergency. Prohibits any person from establishing or operating a donor human milk bank, as defined in the bill, without first obtaining a license from the State Health Commissioner and makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to establish or operate a donor human milk bank in the Commonwealth without obtaining such license. The bill directs the State Board of Health to establish a regulatory and statutory scheme for the licensure and regulation of donor human milk banks operating or doing business in the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the Commissioner to implement and enforce numerous regulations relating to the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of such licenses. The bill specifies procedures relating to disciplinary actions, application fees, and inspections and interviews related to such donor human milk banks. The bill requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provision of pasteurized donor human milk. The bill specifies that the requirement applies if the covered person is an infant younger than the age of six months and a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such infant who satisfies certain criteria enumerated in the bill. The bill applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. The bill also requires the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance services incurred in the provision of pasteurized donor human milk. The bill specifies that certain provisions will not become effective until the State Board promulgates regulations for the licensure of donor human milk banks and directs the State Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement certain provisions of the bill.
Title
Health insurance; coverage for donor human milk.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-28 - House - House: Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 | House | Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB499S2 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107422D-S2 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected 24106675D-S1 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107422D-S2 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24106675D-S1 |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104909D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | 162.15:12 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 32 | 1 | 325 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 3418.22 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
