All Roll Calls
Yes: 361 • No: 0
Sponsored By: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
To Governor
State plan for medical assistance services and health insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) that includes payment for treatment using antimicrobials, medication, and behavioral therapies to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.The bill also requires each insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis; each corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts; and each health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services to provide coverage for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of PANDAS and PANS. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for treatment using antimicrobials, medication, and behavioral therapies to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.The bill prohibits an insurer, corporation, or organization from (i) denying or delaying the coverage of PANDAS or PANS because the enrollee previously received treatment or because the enrollee was diagnosed with or received treatment for his condition under a different diagnostic name, including autoimmune encephalopathy; (ii) limiting coverage of immunomodulating therapies for the treatment of PANDAS or PANS in a manner that is inconsistent with the treatment guidelines developed by a consortium convened for the purposes of researching, identifying, and publishing best practice standards for diagnosis and treatment of PANDAS or PANS that are accessible for medical professionals and are based on evidence of positive patient outcomes; (iii) requiring a trial of therapies that treat only neuropsychiatric symptoms before authorizing coverage of immunomodulating therapies for the treatment of PANDAS or PANS; or (iv) denying coverage for out-of-state treatment if the service is not available within the Commonwealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.
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Patrick A. Hope
Democratic • House
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 361 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2025
Passed Senate Block Vote
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/14/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 14 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 15 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House Block Vote
Yes: 97 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2025
Passed House Block Vote
Yes: 99 • No: 0
House vote • 1/31/2025
Reported from Appropriations
Yes: 22 • No: 0
House vote • 1/29/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting
Yes: 6 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 1/16/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations
Yes: 22 • No: 0
House vote • 1/14/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations
Yes: 7 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 8 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1641)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1641ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
Chaptered
3/18/2025
Enrolled
3/7/2025
Introduced
1/3/2025
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