Medicaid; eligibility for legal permanent residents. (SB1464)

Introduced By

Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Medicaid; legal permanent residents.  Requires the state plan to include a provision for payment of medical assistance services delivered to permanent residents who have been legally present in the United States for the federally required five-year waiting period and meet all other eligibility requirements. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/21/2011Presented and ordered printed 11104184D
01/21/2011Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/01/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB1464)
02/03/2011Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2011Rereferred to Finance
02/03/2011Reported from Finance with amendment (9-Y 1-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2011Read second time
02/08/2011Reading of amendment waived
02/08/2011Committee amendment agreed to
02/08/2011Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1464E
02/08/2011Printed as engrossed 11104184D-E
02/08/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2011Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2011Placed on Calendar
02/09/2011Read first time
02/09/2011Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/14/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB1464E)
02/15/2011Assigned App. sub: Health and Human Resources
02/21/2011Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/22/2011Left in Appropriations

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Comments

VACOLAO, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

This bill requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to have a plan for payment of medical assistance services delivered to permanent residents who have been legally present in the United States for the federally required five-year waiting period and meet all other eligibility requirements. VACOLAO supports this bill.