Medical assistance; increase access to certain services. (SB915)
Introduced By
Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico)
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
Priority Needs Access Program. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the Medicaid demonstration project (Project Number 11-W-00297/3) to create the Priority Needs Access Program to (i) increase the income eligibility for adults with serious mental illness from 100 to 138 percent of the federal poverty level; (ii) expand program eligibility to individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorder, or a life-threatening or complex chronic medical condition; (iii) include in the benefit package inpatient hospital and emergency room services; (iv) and include the demonstration project in the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus managed care program. The bill also directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to add 144 new Community Living waiver slots, 1,847 new Family and Individual Support waiver slots, and 305 new Building Independent waiver slots; the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish and operate a statewide alternative transportation system for adults and children who are subject to temporary detention orders; the Department of Medical Assistance Services to ensure that children in the Medicaid and FAMIS programs are screened for adverse childhood experiences; and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to expand neurobehavioral services used to assist persons with brain injuries in returning to work and community living and avoid inappropriate institutionalization of persons with brain injuries. The bill will not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating its purposes is included in the general appropriations act passed in 2018 by the General Assembly that becomes law. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/19/2018 | Presented and ordered printed 18105040D |
01/19/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/01/2018 | Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/08/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB915) |
02/12/2018 | Reported from Finance with substitute (10-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18106996D-S1 |
02/13/2018 | Floor substitute printed 18107129D-S2 (Dunnavant) |
02/13/2018 | Substitute by Senator Dunnavant agreed to 18107129D-S2 |
02/13/2018 | Read second time |
02/13/2018 | Committee substitute rejected 18106996D-S1 |
02/13/2018 | Floor substitute printed 18107129D-S2 (Dunnavant and Chase) |
02/13/2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/13/2018 | Substitute by Senators Dunnavant and Chase agreed to 18107129D-S2 |
02/13/2018 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB915S2 |
02/13/2018 | Substitute bill reprinted 18107129D-S2 |
02/13/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/19/2018 | Read first time |
02/19/2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/22/2018 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources |
02/26/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB915S2) |
03/05/2018 | Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2018 | Read second time |
03/08/2018 | Passed by for the day |
03/10/2018 | Failed to pass in Senate |
03/10/2018 | No further action taken |
03/10/2018 | Failed to pass |