Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 503 — Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices.

Last action — Impact statement from SCC (HB503)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, health maintenance organizations, and the Commonwealth's Medicaid program to provide coverage for prostheticdevices, including myoelectric, biomechanical, or microprocessor-controlledprosthetic devices that have a Medicare code. The measure repealsthe existing requirement that coverage for prosthetic devices beoffered and made available. The measure has a delayed effective dateof January 1, 2021.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from SCC (HB503) View text Current html January 03, 2020

Action History

  1. Impact statement from SCC (HB503)

  2. Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce

  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021

  4. Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2

  5. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101259D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 503 do?
Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, health maintenance organizations, and the Commonwealth's Medicaid program to provide coverage for prostheticdevices, including myoelectric, biomechanical, or microprocessor-controlledprosthetic devices that have a Medicare code. The measure repealsthe existing requirement that coverage for prosthetic devices beoffered and made available. The measure has a delayed effective dateof January 1, 2021.
Who sponsors HB 503?
HB 503 is sponsored by Danica A. Roem, Patrick A. Hope, Sam Rasoul, Levine, Mark H., Hanger, Emmett W., Jr., Samirah, Ibraheem S., and Jenkins, Clinton L..
What is the current status of HB 503?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 503?
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