Health insurance; proton radiation therapy coverage decisions.
Summary
Prohibits health insurance policies and plans from holding proton radiation therapy to a higher standard of clinical evidence for benefit coverage decisions than is applied for other types of radiation therapy treatment. The measure applies to policies and plans that provide coverage for cancer therapy. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 5, 2017
Signed Mar 3, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 3, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 287 (effective 3/3/17)
executive
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (90-Y 3-N)
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Wagner agreed to
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N)
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100395D
legislature
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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