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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 709<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2015, chapter 698<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 698<\/a> and 699<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":358733,"section_number":"30-343","catch_line":"Standing committees to request Commission assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-343\/"},{"id":358732,"section_number":"30-343.1","catch_line":"Review of essential health benefits benchmark plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-343.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1427543,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358731,"identifier":"30-342","token":"30\/53\/30-342","url":"\/30-342\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-342\/","token":"30\/53\/30-342","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-342","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Monitor the work of appropriate federal and state agencies in implementing the provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act), including amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Receive information provided to the Commission pursuant to § 30-343<\/a> and, on the basis of such information, assess the implications of the Act’s implementation on residents of the Commonwealth, businesses operating within the Commonwealth, and the general fund of the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Consider the development of a comprehensive strategy for implementing health reform in Virginia, including recommendations for innovative health care solutions independent of the approach embodied in the Act that meet the needs of Virginia’s citizens and government by creating an improved health system that will serve as an economic driver for the Commonwealth while allowing for more effective and efficient delivery of high quality care at lower cost; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Receive periodic reports from the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission (the Bureau) pursuant to § 30-343<\/a> and recommend, in accordance with the provisions of § 30-343.1<\/a>, health benefits required to be included within the scope of the essential health benefits provided under health insurance products offered in the Commonwealth, including any benefits that are not required to be provided by the terms of the Act; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Upon request of the Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, assess proposed mandated benefits and providers as provided in § 30-343<\/a> and recommend whether, on the basis of such assessments, mandated benefits and providers be providers under health care plans offered through a health benefit exchange, outside a health benefit exchange, neither, or both; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Conduct other studies of mandated benefits and provider issues<\/span> as requested by the General Assembly; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Develop such recommendations as may be appropriate for legislative and administrative consideration in order<\/span> to increase access to health insurance coverage, ensure that the costs to business and individual purchasers of health insurance coverage are reasonable, and encourage a robust market for health insurance products in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES (\u00a7 30-342)\n\nThe Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. Monitor the work of appropriate federal and state agencies in implementing\nthe provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the\nAct), including amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder;\n\n2. Receive information provided to the Commission pursuant to § 30-343 and,\non the basis of such information, assess the implications of the Act’s\nimplementation on residents of the Commonwealth, businesses operating within the\nCommonwealth, and the general fund of the Commonwealth;\n\n3. Consider the development of a comprehensive strategy for implementing health\nreform in Virginia, including recommendations for innovative health care\nsolutions independent of the approach embodied in the Act that meet the needs of\nVirginia’s citizens and government by creating an improved health system\nthat will serve as an economic driver for the Commonwealth while allowing for\nmore effective and efficient delivery of high quality care at lower cost;\n\n4. Receive periodic reports from the Bureau of Insurance of the State\nCorporation Commission (the Bureau) pursuant to § 30-343 and recommend, in\naccordance with the provisions of § 30-343.1, health benefits required to\nbe included within the scope of the essential health benefits provided under\nhealth insurance products offered in the Commonwealth, including any benefits\nthat are not required to be provided by the terms of the Act;\n\n5. Upon request of the Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or\nSenate Committee on Commerce and Labor, assess proposed mandated benefits and\nproviders as provided in § 30-343 and recommend whether, on the basis of\nsuch assessments, mandated benefits and providers be providers under health care\nplans offered through a health benefit exchange, outside a health benefit\nexchange, neither, or both;\n\n6. Conduct other studies of mandated benefits and provider issues as requested\nby the General Assembly; and\n\n7. Develop such recommendations as may be appropriate for legislative and\nadministrative consideration in order to increase access to health insurance\ncoverage, ensure that the costs to business and individual purchasers of health\ninsurance coverage are reasonable, and encourage a robust market for health\ninsurance products in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 709; 2015, c. 698; 2023, cc. 698, 699.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}