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

Introduced By

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)

Progress

Introduced
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. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

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

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 7 minutes.

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Health & Human Services, Technology - Biometrics