States / Virginia / SB 642

SB 642 Passed First Chamber

Health insurance; coverage of medications prescribed for treatment of cancer & diseases of blood.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Health insurance; treatment of cancer and certain diseases; coverage of certain medications. Requires an insurer, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed for the treatment of cancer or diseases of the blood to allow, at the patient's direction, (i) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider consistent with a provider agreement; (ii) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider when there is a documented delay of at least three days in the delivery of a medication from the designated specialty pharmacy; and (iii) self-administered drugs for such treatment to be sent to the pharmacy of the patient's choosing.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Jul 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Session
2027
Momentum
70 · High