Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of certain information. (SB491)

Introduced By

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

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 »

Status

03/10/2016: Passed the General Assembly

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103912D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/21/2016Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
01/28/2016Impact statement from VDH (SB491)
02/04/2016Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2016Committee substitute printed 16104930D-S1
02/05/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2016Impact statement from VDH (SB491S1)
02/08/2016Read second time
02/08/2016Reading of substitute waived
02/08/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16104930D-S1
02/08/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB491S1
02/09/2016Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Placed on Calendar
02/11/2016Read first time
02/11/2016Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/18/2016Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2016Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/22/2016Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
03/01/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
03/02/2016Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2016Read second time
03/07/2016Read third time
03/07/2016Passed House BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N)
03/07/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2016Enrolled
03/08/2016Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB491ER)
03/08/2016Impact statement from VDH (SB491ER)
03/08/2016Signed by Speaker
03/10/2016Signed by President
03/11/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/11/2016Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
03/11/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016

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 28 seconds.

Transcript

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

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE SUBSTITUTE AGREED TO. SENATE BILL 491 REPORTED FROM THE CAN COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH WITH SUBSTITUTE. SENATOR HANGER. I MOVE THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. SENATE BILL 513 REPORT THE