HB 516

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 18, 2026.

Health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-516
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates failed 2026-02-18
Drug / Cannabis Policy Insurance / Consumer Protection
Summary

Health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposing any cost-sharing, prior authorization, step therapy, or other limitation on coverage of a covered non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain that is more restrictive or less favorable to the enrollee relative to a covered opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain.

Sponsor
Martinez
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-18 Latest Action H Left in Labor and Commerce
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