Medical Assistance Services, Department of; establishing pilot program for use of biometric data. (HB1378)

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√	Introduced
X	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Department of Medical Assistance Services; pilot program for the use of biometric data. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to establish a pilot program for the use of biometric data to identify medical assistance services recipients and link services rendered to specific recipients, in order to (i) increase the quality of care provided to recipients of medical assistance services; (ii) improve the accuracy and efficiency in billing for medical assistance services by providers; and (iii) reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the state's Medicaid program. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

View Bill's History

01/22/2010 Committee
01/22/2010 Presented and ordered printed 10103633D
01/22/2010 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/03/2010 Assigned HWI sub: #2
02/04/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
02/04/2010 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2010 Committee substitute printed 10104818D-H1
02/04/2010 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2010 Assigned App. sub: Health and Human Resources
02/05/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB1378H1)
02/08/2010 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/12/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
02/12/2010 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2010 Committee substitute printed 10105337D-H2
02/14/2010 Read first time
02/15/2010 Read second time
02/15/2010 Committee substitute from Health, Welfare and Institutions rejected 10104818D-H1
02/15/2010 Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 10105337D-H2
02/15/2010 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1378H2
02/16/2010 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2010 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2010 Referred to Committee on Finance
03/01/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB1378H2)
03/02/2010 Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2010 Read third time
03/04/2010 Reading of amendments waived
03/04/2010 Committee amendments agreed to
03/04/2010 Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/04/2010 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010 Placed on Calendar
03/08/2010 Senate amendments #'s1, 2, 3 and 4 agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
03/08/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010 Senate amendment #5 rejected by House (3-Y 94-N)
03/08/2010 VOTE: --- REJECTED (3-Y 94-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010 Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010 Senate requested conference committee
03/11/2010 House acceded to request
03/11/2010 Conferees appointed by House
03/11/2010 Delegates: Sickles, Nixon, Orrock
03/11/2010 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/11/2010 Senators: Marsh, Lucas, Whipple
03/12/2010 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/13/2010 Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
03/13/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010 Enrolled
03/22/2010 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1378ER)
03/22/2010 Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB1378ER)
03/25/2010 Signed by President
04/13/2010 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/20/2010 Placed on Calendar
04/21/2010 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
04/21/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/21/2010 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/21/2010 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/21/2010 Reenrolled
04/21/2010 Reenrolled bill text (HB1378ER2)
04/21/2010 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/21/2010 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/21/2010 Enacted, Chapter 870 (effective 7/1/10)
04/21/2010 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)

Comments

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Poll Results

1 vote

Bill Text

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