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

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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 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. Amends § 54.1-2523, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

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

[Unknown]: HOUSE BILL 1087 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT TWO SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO