Telemedicine services; remote patient monitoring services. (SB1338)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg), and Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Telemedicine. Requires the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance to provide for payment of medical assistance for remote patient monitoring services provided via telemedicine for certain high-risk patients, makes clear that nothing shall preclude health insurance carriers from providing coverage for services delivered through real-time audio-only telephone that are not telemedicine, and clarifies rules around the prescribing of Schedule II through VI drugs via telemedicine, including establishing a practitioner-patient relationship via telemedicine. This bill is identical to HB 1987. Read the Bill »
Status
03/24/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101591D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/18/2021 | Assigned Education sub: Health |
01/19/2021 | Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/21/2021 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2021 | Incorporates SB1416 (Stanley) |
01/21/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103431D-S1 |
01/22/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1338S1) |
01/25/2021 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
01/25/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/03/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/03/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2021 | Read second time |
02/04/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/04/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103431D-S1 |
02/04/2021 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/04/2021 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/04/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1338ES1 |
02/04/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2021 | Printed as engrossed 21103431D-ES1 |
02/05/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1338ES1) |
02/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
02/07/2021 | Read first time |
02/07/2021 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/11/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/11/2021 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21200115D-H1 |
02/11/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/15/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1338H1) |
02/15/2021 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Read second time |
02/18/2021 | Read third time |
02/18/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21200115D-H1 |
02/18/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1338H1 |
02/18/2021 | Passed House with substitute (92-Y 8-N) |
02/18/2021 | VOTE: Passage (92-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2021 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) |
02/23/2021 | House insisted on substitute |
02/23/2021 | House requested conference committee |
02/24/2021 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/24/2021 | Senators: Barker, Hashmi, Pillion |
02/25/2021 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/25/2021 | Delegates: Adams, D.M., Sickles, Orrock |
02/27/2021 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/27/2021 | Conference substitute printed 21200749D-S2 |
02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) |
02/27/2021 | VOTE: Agreed To (96-Y 0-N) |
03/01/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1338S2) |
03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1338ER) |
03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
03/10/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1338ER) |
03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
03/15/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
03/15/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/24/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/21) |
03/24/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302) |