VA HB 1468
Status unknownHealth insurance; coverage for doula care services.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1468 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1468 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Labor and Commerce
What is VA HB 1468 about?
Health insurance; coverage for doula care services. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill provides that health insurance carriers are (i) not required to pay for duplicate services actually rendered by both a state-certified doula and another health care provider and (ii) prohibited from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by any other health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements are also applicable to other categories of health care providers.
Who sponsors VA HB 1468?
Destiny LeVere Bolling is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1468.
Description
Health insurance; coverage for doula care services. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill provides that health insurance carriers are (i) not required to pay for duplicate services actually rendered by both a state-certified doula and another health care provider and (ii) prohibited from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by any other health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements are also applicable to other categories of health care providers.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Labor and Commerce
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Destiny LeVere Bollingprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-23
Presented and ordered printed 26105422D
introduction
2026-01-23
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1468)
2026-02-10
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (9-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Labor and Commerce
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Votes
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket
2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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