VirginiaHealth insurance; coverage of medications prescribed for treatment of cancer & diseases of blood.
What it does
Health insurance; treatment of cancer and certain diseases; coverage of certain medications. Requires an insurer, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed for the treatment of cancer or diseases of the blood to allow, at the patient's direction, (i) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider consistent with a provider agreement; (ii) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider when there is a documented delay of at least three days in the delivery of a medication from the designated specialty pharmacy; and (iii) self-administered drugs for such treatment to be sent to the pharmacy of the patient's choosing.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 2Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)Latest
- Mar 2Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and RetirementMinor
- Feb 26Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1Minor
- Feb 19Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)Minor
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642)
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Placed on Calendar
- Feb 10Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 9Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- Feb 9Committee substitute reconsidered
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 9Committee substitute printed 26107336D-S2Major
- Feb 5Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642)
- Jan 29Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 29Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
- Jan 29Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 28Rules suspended
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 26106270D-S1Major
- Jan 27Senate committee offered
- Jan 26Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105211DIntroduced