Health insurance provider panels; incentives for mental health services.
Summary
Health insurance provider panels; incentivesfor mental health services. Allows a provider panel contract between a carrier and a primary care provider to include provisions that promote comprehensive screening using evidence-based tools for mental health needs and appropriate referrals by primary care providers to mental health services that may be provided on-site, via telehealth on site, or through an off-site referral.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 1, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 4, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB87ER)
Feb 27, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
Feb 27, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
Feb 22, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 20, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
Feb 15, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 7, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Jan 29, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 1, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
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