VirginiaHealth insurance; coverage for at-home blood pressure monitors, report.
What it does
Health insurance; coverage for at-home blood pressure monitors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for at-home blood pressure monitors to individuals who (i) have a diagnosis of hypertension, (ii) are at risk of developing hypertension, or (iii) have been recommended for at-home blood pressure monitoring by a licensed health care provider. The coverage provided under the bill shall not be subject to any copayment or fees for an at-home blood pressure monitor.
More detail
The bill directs the Bureau of Insurance, in consultation with the Department of Health, to establish guidelines for implementing the coverage required by the bill, to monitor compliance of such requirements by health care providers, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106297D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (4-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1Minor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103565DIntroduced