RD16 - House Bill 422 - Reimbursement to Dietitians and Nutritionists


Executive Summary:
The House Committee on Commerce and Labor referred House Bill 422 to the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (Advisory Commission) for review in 2002. House Bill 422 was introduced by Delegate Michele B. McQuigg.

The Advisory Commission held a public hearing on December 11, 2002 in Richmond to receive comments on House Bill 422. In addition to the bill’s chief patron, three certified dietitians spoke in favor of the proposed bill. A representative of the Virginia Association of Health Plans (VAHP) spoke in opposition to the proposed legislation.

One of the dietitians who spoke in favor of the bill at the public hearing also provided written statements in favor of the bill. VAHP provided written comments that were in opposition to House Bill 422.