Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of certain information. (HB1044)

Introduced By

Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave) with support from co-patron Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)

Progress

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

Description

Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures. Provides that the Director of the Department of Health Professions may disclose (i) information about a specific recipient contained in the Prescription Monitoring Program to a qualified licensed medical professional employed by the health plan of which the recipient is a member to identify potential misuse of covered substances by recipients for the purpose of intervention to prevent misuse and (ii) information about a specific dispenser or prescriber who participates in a health plan to a qualified licensed medical professional employed by that health plan to identify prescribing practices indicative of fraudulent activity. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2016Committee
01/13/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103905D
01/13/2016Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/20/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #1
01/20/2016Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
01/28/2016Impact statement from VDH (HB1044)
02/02/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
02/09/2016Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2016Committee substitute printed 16105064D-H1
02/09/2016Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/09/2016Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
02/09/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/10/2016Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2016Impact statement from VDH (HB1044H1)
02/10/2016Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time
02/15/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16105064D-H1
02/15/2016Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1044H1
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/25/2016Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Read third time
02/29/2016Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Enrolled
03/02/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1044ER)
03/02/2016Impact statement from VDH (HB1044ER)
03/02/2016Signed by Speaker
03/05/2016Signed by President
03/07/2016Signed by President
03/07/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/07/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
03/07/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
03/11/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 7/1/16)
03/11/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)
03/11/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0410)

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 55 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave): SPEAKER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE BILL 1044 PROVIDES THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS MAY DISCLOE ABOUT A SPECIFIC RECIPIENT CONTAINED IN MONITORING PROGRAMS TO A QUALIFIED LICENSE PROD FEGSAL WORKING FOR THE HEALTH PLAN FOR WHICH THE RECIPIENT IS A MEMBER SO THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE MISUSE OF COVERED PRESCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED ABOUT A SPECIFIC DISPENSER TO A QUALIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL TO IDENTIFY PRESCRIBING PRACTICES INDICATIVE OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY.

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