Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; regulation of medical assistance. (SB451)

Introduced By

Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; regulation of medical assistance.  Makes several changes to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (VFATA) and the laws governing the Attorney General's duties with regard to the regulation of medical assistance, including (i) exempting certain information furnished to the Attorney General from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, (ii) imposing a three-year statute of limitations on claims for employer retaliation under the VFATA, (iii) permitting the Attorney General to share information obtained as part of a VFATA investigation with other state and federal governmental entities, (iv) allowing the Attorney General to propound interrogatories as part of an investigation of services furnished under medical assistance, and (v) requiring health care entities to disclose records to the Attorney General in connection with such investigations. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103217D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2012Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Read second time and engrossed
02/13/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Placed on Calendar
02/15/2012Read first time
02/15/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/16/2012Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
02/27/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/27/2012Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2012Read second time
03/01/2012Read third time
03/01/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
03/01/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2012Enrolled
03/06/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB451ER)
03/06/2012Signed by Speaker
03/08/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB451ER)
03/08/2012Signed by President
03/30/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 479 (effective 7/1/12)
03/30/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)

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 1 minute.