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VA HB813

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Richard Sullivan

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that cost-sharing prohibitions (copayments, coinsurance, deductibles) for health care services apply only when enrollees use participating in-network providers under their health plan

  • Requires health insurance carriers to count amounts paid by enrollees or on their behalf toward out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing requirements

  • Preserves Health Savings Account (HSA) eligibility by exempting high-deductible health plans from cost-sharing prohibitions until enrollees meet the minimum deductible required under federal tax law (26 U.S.C. § 223)

  • Maintains that preventive care services remain exempt from cost-sharing requirements regardless of whether the HSA-qualifying deductible has been met

  • Updates prostate cancer screening coverage requirements to reference the standardized cost-sharing definition, maintaining the prohibition on cost-sharing for covered screenings

Legislative Description

Health insurance; application of cost-sharing prohibitions.

Last Action

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Labor2/12/2026
Labor and Commerce: Subcommittee #11/22/2026
Labor and Commerce1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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