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State plan for medical assistance services; fertility preservation treatments, etc.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA HB 278 · House Bill · 2024

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsor
Dan Helmer
Latest action
Feb 13, 2024

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 13, 2024

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

What it does

State plan for medical assistance services;fertility preservation treatments; genetic material misuse; penalty. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the stateplan for medical assistance services to include a provision for paymentof medical assistance for coverage of fertility preservation for individuals diagnosed with cancer who need treatment for that cancerthat may cause a substantial risk of sterility or iatrogenic infertility,as defined in the bill, including surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.The bill also establishes that it is a Class 3 felony for a healthcare provider to provide assisted conception treatment to a patientand use the health care provider's own gamete without the writtenconsent of the patient.

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