Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information to certain physicians or pharmacists. (SB1484)

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. Requires the information in the possession of the Prescription Monitoring Program disclosed by the Director of Health Professions about a specific recipient who is a member of a Virginia Medicaid managed care program to a physician or pharmacist employed by the Virginia Medicaid managed care program to be provided via electronic access to the Prescription Monitoring Program in real time. The bill requires such electronic access to be identical to that provided to a prescriber or a dispenser who receives information in the possession of the Prescription Monitoring Program from the Director. The bill provides that such physicians or pharmacists employed by the Virginia Medicaid managed care program may delegate their authority to access such information and may be licensed in a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/17/2017Presented and ordered printed 17103589D
01/17/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/23/2017Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
01/25/2017Impact statement from VDH (SB1484)
01/26/2017Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Committee substitute printed 17104669D-S1
01/27/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Impact statement from VDH (SB1484S1)
01/30/2017Read second time
01/30/2017Reading of substitute waived
01/30/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104669D-S1
01/30/2017Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1484S1
01/31/2017Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Placed on Calendar
02/03/2017Read first time
02/03/2017Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/09/2017Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Read second time
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/13/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Enrolled
02/15/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1484ER)
02/15/2017Impact statement from VDH (SB1484ER)
02/15/2017Signed by Speaker
02/17/2017Signed by President
02/17/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
02/17/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
02/23/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 186 (effective 7/1/17)
02/23/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0186)