Medicare patients; patient notice of observation or outpatient status. (SB269)
Introduced By
Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg) with support from co-patron Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Introduced |
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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
Patient notice of observation or outpatient status. Provides that, for Medicare patients placed in observation or outpatient status, any hospital that provides a written notice and an oral explanation of such notice to the patient that satisfies the federal requirements for such notice shall be deemed to have satisfied Virginia's requirements for such notice. The bill also extends the timeframe for the provision of the notice required by current law from 24 hours to 36 hours. This bill incorporates SB 281. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/05/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100970D |
01/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/11/2018 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/11/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18104911D-S1 |
01/11/2018 | Incorporates SB281 (Barker) |
01/12/2018 | Incorporates SB281 (Barker) |
01/12/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/15/2018 | Read second time |
01/15/2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/15/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18104911D-S1 |
01/15/2018 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB269S1 |
01/16/2018 | Amendments by Senator reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2018 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2018 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
01/18/2018 | Read first time |
01/18/2018 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/18/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB269S1) |
02/15/2018 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2018 | Read second time |
02/20/2018 | Read third time |
02/20/2018 | Passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2018 | Enrolled |
02/22/2018 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB269ER) |
02/22/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB269ER) |
02/22/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/23/2018 | Signed by President |
02/26/2018 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018 |
02/26/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018 |
03/05/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 194 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/05/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194) |