SB 426 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Medical assistance services; state plan, remote patient monitoring.

Summary
State plan for medical assistance services; remote patient monitoring. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to provide for the payment of medical assistance for (i) remote patient monitoring services provided via telemedicine for patients who have experienced a chronic or acute health condition who have had two or more hospitalizations or emergency department visits related to such health condition in the previous 12 months, when there is evidence that the use of remote patient monitoring is likely to prevent readmission to a hospital or emergency department, and (ii) provider-to-provider consultations that is no more restrictive than, and is at least equal in amount, duration, and scope to, that available through the fee-for-service program.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2022

How they voted

34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 7, 2022
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
13
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 269 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB426H1
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106909D-H1
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB426E
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102392D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
VA
12