Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2099: Health insurance; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 2099 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health insurance; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services. Primary sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Health insurance; carrier contracts; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services; work group; report. Requires certain health insurance contracts under which an insurance carrier has the right or obligation to require prior authorization for a health care service, as defined in the bill, to include provisions governing the prior authorization process. Such required provisions include (i) time limits for a carrier to respond to prior authorization requests, (ii) a prohibition on revoking, limiting, making conditional, modifying, or restricting a previously approved prior authorization except under certain circumstances, and (iii) a requirement that a carrier shall provide the reasons for denial of a request. The bill requires a carrier to make publicly available on its website a list of health care services and codes for which prior authorization is required. The foregoing provisions have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance to establish a work group to develop and deliver a report related to the bill's provisions by November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1215.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Briana Sewell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 25 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)
- Approved by Governor-Chapter 58 (Effective 01/01/27)
- Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2024
- Signed by President
- Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2099)
- Signed by Speaker
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2099ER)
- Enrolled
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- Read third time
- Passed by for the day
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