SD12 - House Bill 183 (1994): Mandated Coverage for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder

  • Published: 1995
  • Author: Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits
  • Enabling Authority: Code of Virginia - § 9-298

Executive Summary:
The report contained herein has been prepared pursuant to §§ 9-298 and 9-299 of the Code of Virginia.

This report documents a study conducted by the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits to assess the social and financial impact and the medical efficacy of House Bill 183 (1994 Session) regarding a proposed mandated benefit for the treatment of attention deficit disorder.

During the 1994 Session of the General Assembly, the House Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking referred House Bill 183 to the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (Advisory Commission) for review. House Bill 183 is patroned by Delegate Shirley F. Cooper.

The Advisory Commission held a hearing on April 18, 1994 in Richmond to receive public comment on House Bill 183. Nine speakers addressed the proposal. Three representatives from the Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Disorder Association (HADDA), a professor of psychiatry in pediatrics at MCV, a representative from Virginians for Mental Health Equity, a representative from Parents for Attention Deficit Disorder Education, and one concerned citizen spoke in favor of the bill. Representatives of Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBSVA) and the Virginia Association of Health Maintenance Organizations spoke in opposition of the measure. The Advisory Commission concluded its review of House Bill 183 on June 28, 1994.