Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
Summary
Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals from age two through age 18. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2019. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB593E
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103303D
legislature
1 primary · 36 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Cheryl B. Turpin
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Debra H. Rodman
DDemocratic
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