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HB238 - Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
Delores L. McQuinn, Bonita Grace Anthony, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Last updated 8 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. Requires health insurers to provide coverage for examinations and laboratory tests related to colorectal cancer screening in accordance with the most recently published recommendations established by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for colorectal cancer screening for which a rating of A or B is in effect with respect to the individual involved. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage of a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test or direct visualization screening test. The bill prohibits such coverage from being subject to any deductible, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirements for services received from participating providers. The provisions of the bill apply to individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies, individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, or health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2025. Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. Requires health insurers to provide coverage for examinations and laboratory tests related to colorectal cancer screening in accordance with the most recently published recommendations established by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for colorectal cancer screening for which a rating of A or B is in effect with respect to the individual involved. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage of a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test or direct visualization screening test. The bill prohibits such coverage from being subject to any deductible, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirements for services received from participating providers. The provisions of the bill apply to individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies, individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, or health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB64 - Medicare supplement policies; annual open enrollment period.
Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Medicare supplement policies; annual open enrollment period. Requires an insurer, health services plan, or health maintenance organization issuing Medicare supplement policies or certificates in the Commonwealth to offer to an individual currently insured under any such policy an annual open enrollment period commencing on the day of the individual's birthday and remaining opening for at least 30 days thereafter, during which time the individual may purchase any Medicare supplement policy made available by the insurer in the Commonwealth that offers the same benefits as or lesser benefits than those provided by the current coverage. The bill also requires such insurer, health services plan, or health maintenance organization to notify, at least 15 days but not more than 30 days prior to the commencement of such annual open enrollment period, each individual to which such open enrollment period applies of the dates of that open enrollment period, the rights of the individual during that open enrollment period, and any modification of benefits provided by or adjustment of premiums charged for such Medicare supplement policy.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1309 - St. Emerg. Medical Services Advisory Bd.; guidelines for provision of emerg. trtmt. of police dogs.
Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; guidelines for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs. Requires the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, in consultation with the Board of Veterinary Medicine, to develop guidelines and guidance for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs injured in the line of duty and the transportation of such dogs by an emergency medical services vehicle to a veterinary care facility equipped to provide emergency treatment to such dog. State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; guidelines for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs. Requires the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, in consultation with the Board of Veterinary Medicine, to develop guidelines and guidance for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs injured in the line of duty and the transportation of such dogs by an emergency medical services vehicle to a veterinary care facility equipped to provide emergency treatment to such dog.
STATUS
Passed
HB62 - Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
Ellen H. Campbell, Baxter Ennis, Hyland F. Fowler
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Local animal cruelty registries. Allows any locality to establish an animal cruelty registry for public access on the website of such locality or its local police department. The bill provides that such registry may include the names and relevant information of persons convicted of certain felony offenses for animal cruelty and that a person on such registry may request removal of his name after 15 years, provided that he has no additional felony convictions of an animal cruelty offense. The bill directs that all costs relating to a locality's animal cruelty registry shall be borne by such locality.
STATUS
Passed
HB1295 - Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems.
Ellen H. Campbell, Terry G. Kilgore, Chris S. Runion
Last updated 11 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels; water treatment systems; Rural Water Supply Program and Fund established. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations to utilize point-of-use or point-of-entry drinking water treatment or filtration to remove or significantly reduce concentrations of contaminants of concern that meet or exceed any maximum contaminant level or health advisory for the same contaminant adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The bill also establishes the Rural Water Supply Program and Fund to allow the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water to test and treat contaminated drinking water for individuals on private wells and small rural public water systems.
STATUS
Introduced
HB136 - Staunton, City of; City allowed to reduce or waive utility connection fees in certain areas.
Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Waiving of utility connection fees in certain areas; City of Staunton. Allows the City of Staunton to reduce or waive utility connection fees in certain designated areas.
STATUS
Passed
HB233 - Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.
Ellen H. Campbell, Ian T. Lovejoy, Kim A. Taylor
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant; minimum acreage requirement. Provides that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority may determine a site of at least 50 contiguous acres to be an eligible site if such site meets certain criteria provided in the bill to receive a site development grant from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund.
STATUS
Passed
HB65 - Students who receive home instruction; participation in public school interscholastic programs.
Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who (i) receives home instruction; (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two consecutive academic years; (iii) is in compliance with immunization requirements; (iv) is a person of school age for whom public school is free; (v) has not reached the age of 19 by August 1 of the current academic year; (vi) is an amateur who receives no compensation but participates solely for the educational, physical, mental, and social benefits of the activity; (vii) complies with all disciplinary rules and is subject to all codes of conduct applicable to all public high school athletes; and (viii) complies with all other rules governing awards, all-star games, maximum consecutive semesters of high school enrollment, parental consents, physical examinations, and transfers applicable to all high school athletes. The bill provides that no local school board is required to establish a policy to permit students who receive home instruction to participate in interscholastic programs. The bill permits reasonable fees to be charged to students who receive home instruction to cover the costs of participation in such interscholastic programs, including the costs of additional insurance, uniforms, and equipment.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3 - State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
Tony O. Wilt, Jason S. Ballard, Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Repeals the requirement that the State Air Pollution Control Board implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. The bill prohibits the Board from adopting or enforcing any model year standards related to control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including low-emission vehicle and zero-emission vehicle standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and prohibits the Commonwealth from requiring any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine to be certified as compliant with model year standards related to the control of emissions adopted by California for which a waiver has been granted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB231 - Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.
Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers. Adds animal control officers to the list of local employees eligible to receive enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service. Under current law, localities may provide such benefits to first responders, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and certain other hazardous duty positions.The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and provides that such membership would apply only to service earned on or after July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
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