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 of any age. 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, 2020. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102840D
lower
1 primary · 53 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
Cheryl B. Turpin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
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