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VA HB560

VA HB560
Health insurance; coverage option for fertility services, essential health benefits benchmark plan.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
02/01/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/13/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Health insurance; coverage option for fertility services; essential health benefits benchmark plan. Requires health insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans to offer and make available coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures, as defined in the bill. Such coverage includes coverage for in vitro fertilization, provided that procedures are performed at medical facilities or clinics that conform to guidelines published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology or the American Fertility Society for in vitro fertilization procedures. The bill also requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider such coverage in its 2025 review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan. The bill directs the Commission to include such coverage in its recommendation to the General Assembly for a new essential health benefits benchmark plan unless the Commission identifies a compelling reason to exclude such coverage. Health insurance; coverage option for fertility services; essential health benefits benchmark plan. Requires health insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans to offer and make available coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures, as defined in the bill. Such coverage includes coverage for in vitro fertilization, provided that procedures are performed at medical facilities or clinics that conform to guidelines published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology or the American Fertility Society for in vitro fertilization procedures. The bill also requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider such coverage in its 2025 review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan. The bill directs the Commission to include such coverage in its recommendation to the General Assembly for a new essential health benefits benchmark plan unless the Commission identifies a compelling reason to exclude such coverage.

AI Summary

This bill requires health insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans to offer and make available coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, standard fertility preservation procedures, and embryo transfer of an embryo that was created as a result of another individual's treatment for infertility and donated to a covered individual. The bill also requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider such coverage in its 2025 review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan and to include such coverage in its recommendation to the General Assembly for a new essential health benefits benchmark plan, unless the Commission identifies a compelling reason to exclude such coverage.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Left in Appropriations (on 02/13/2024)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB560
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute printed 24106 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB560FH1122+PDF
Substitute for HB560 Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee #1 https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106559D.pdf
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB560H1+hil
Substitute for HB560 Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee #1 https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106559D.pdf
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB560+hil
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