Legislation - HB1268

Title: Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
Sponsored by: Delegates Howard, Buckel, Hornberger, Miller, and Reilly
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from placing a quantitative limit on or denying coverage for benefits required under the Act.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1351 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/07/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 3/11/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 3/11/2025 Action Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/07/2025	2/07/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
House	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/11/2025	3/11/2025	Hearing canceled
House	3/11/2025	3/11/2025	Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m.

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