RD19 - House Bill 84 (2002): Mandated Coverage for Polypeptide or Amino Acid-Based Formulas


Executive Summary:
The House Committee on Commerce and Labor referred House Bill 84 to the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (Advisory Commission) during the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. House Bill 84 was introduced by Delegate Robert D. Orrock, Sr.

The Advisory Commission held a public hearing on November 12, 2002, in Richmond, to receive public comments on House Bill 84. Representatives from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Metabolic Diseases Program, the University of Virginia Health Systems Metabolic Diseases Program, Blue Ridge Pediatrics, and four concerned citizens spoke in favor of the bill. A representative from the Virginia Association of Health Plans (VAHP) spoke in opposition to the bill.

In addition, written comments in support of the bill were provided by Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Metabolic Diseases Program, the University of Virginia Health Systems Metabolic Diseases Program, Blue Ridge Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center Division of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Virginia Health System Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and three concerned citizens. Written comments in opposition to House Bill 84 were provided by VAHP.