You have voted SB-252: Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices.
Pharmacy Benefits Manager;3rd Party Admin [SB-134]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
An Act relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to third-party administrators; and providing for an effective date.
SB-134: Pharmacy Benefits Manager;3rd Party Admin
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Giessel
Referred To Rules on 05/17/2025
Mandate underinsurance to match with the states requirement of mandatory uninsurance [HB-3484]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to require minimum mandatory underinsured motor vehicle insurance coverage with the same minimum policy limits as required of minimum mandatory uninsured motor vehicle insurance coverage.
HB-3484: Mandate underinsurance to match with the states requirement of mandatory uninsurance
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Flanigan
To House Finance on 03/19/2025
HB-2015: Relating to liability or other insurance coverage provided by the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to any entity for which such coverage is permissive under state code
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Rohrbach
To Banking And Insurance on 04/03/2025
You have voted HB-2015: Relating to liability or other insurance coverage provided by the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to any entity for which such coverage is permissive under state code.
Relating to insurance holding company systems [SB-800]
[Insurance ]
The purpose of this bill is to implement, with respect to an insurance company that is a member of an insurance holding company system, a group capital calculation and a liquidity stress test for the purpose of enhanced supervision by the Insurance Commissioner. The bill also requires efficient coordination between an insurance company and its affiliate and requires the continuation of essential services by an insurer's affiliate in the event of insolvency. The legislation is needed for the State of West Virginia to remain accredited with the National
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SB-800: Relating to insurance holding company systems
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Azinger
Approved By Governor 4/25/2025 on 04/25/2025
Relating to property and casualty insurance policies [HB-3496]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of USPS Intelligent Mail barcodes and authorize the electronic posting of generic property and casualty insurance notices and documents that do not contain customer identifiable information on the insurer's website for retrieval by the policyholder.
HB-3496: Relating to property and casualty insurance policies
Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Jeffries
Filed For Introduction on 03/18/2025
Insurance; Prior Authorizations [SB-133]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
An Act relating to prior authorization requests for medical care covered by a health care insurer; relating to a prior authorization application programming interface; relating to step therapy; and providing for an effective date.
SB-133: Insurance; Prior Authorizations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Awaiting Transmittal To Gov on 05/30/2025
HB-1115: An Act to Expand Eligibility Under the State's Group Health Plan to Employees and Members of the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Fecteau
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 05/20/2025
You have voted HB-1115: An Act to Expand Eligibility Under the State's Group Health Plan to Employees and Members of the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children.
Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers [HB-3470]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-network emergency medical services agencies from balance billing a covered enrollee in a health insurance plan for ground ambulance services. The bill establishes the minimum payment to be made by an insurer to an out-of-network emergency medical services agency for ambulance services. The bill requires payment by the insurer directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims.
HB-3470: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers
Sponsored by: Rep. Dorris Jennings
Filed For Introduction on 03/17/2025