# Virginia HB610: Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.

Virginia HB610, Health insurance; coverage for diabetes., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB610-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB610
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (32 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Health insurance; coverage for diabetes. Requires that each insurer providing coverage for diabetes shall include benefits for FDA-approved insulin, continuous blood glucose monitoring, and regular foot care and eye care exams in addition to equipment, supplies, and self-management training and education. The bill allows for such self-management training and education to be provided either in-person outpatient or through telemedicine. Under the bill, such coverage for self-management training and education shall include up to three outpatient visits upon an individual receiving an initial diagnosis of diabetes and up to two medically necessary visits to a qualified provider upon a significant change in the patient's symptoms or medical condition. The bill also repeals certain provisions of law related to cost-sharing for insulin and provides that the coverage required by the bill shall be exempt from any deductible or cost-sharing payment requirement. The provisions of the bill apply to insurance policies, contracts, and plans issued for delivery, reissued, extended, or amended on and after January 1, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 4 | 3 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2024-02-09: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-09: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-05: Impact statement from DPB (HB610H1) (House)
- 2024-02-02: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2024-02-01: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2024-02-01: Committee substitute printed 24106730D-H1 (House)
- 2024-02-01: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2024-01-30: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2024-01-30: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2024-01-25: Impact statement from DPB (HB610) (House)
- 2024-01-16: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104247D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2024-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB610)
- Introduced, 2024-01-15: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB610)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB610)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB610-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).