Legislation

Title: Health Insurance – Lyme Disease and Related Tick–Borne Illnesses – Long–Term Antibiotic Treatment
Sponsored by: Delegates Howard, McComas, and Rose
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 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.

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB1319 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2022 Legislative Date 2/11/2022 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 2/14/2022 Legislative Date 2/14/2022 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/11/2022	2/11/2022	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance – Lyme Disease and Related Tick–Borne Illnesses – Long–Term Antibiotic Treatment
House	2/14/2022	2/14/2022	Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.

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