Medical assistance; reimbursement for wheelchair bases, etc., for individuals in nursing facilities. (HB241)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Department of Medical Assistance Services; durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitative technology; work group; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group with the Department of Planning and Budget and other relevant stakeholders to study the overall cost of and options for the provision of medical assistance to cover and reimburse complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) manual and power wheelchair bases and related accessories for qualified individuals who reside in nursing facilities. The bill requires the work group to report its findings to the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions by September 15, 2022. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/10/2022	Committee
01/10/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101533D
01/10/2022	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/18/2022	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
01/25/2022	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/25/2022	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
01/25/2022	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/27/2022	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2022	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/27/2022	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/27/2022	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
01/28/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB241)
02/01/2022	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
02/07/2022	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/07/2022	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/07/2022	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2022	Committee substitute printed 22106143D-H1
02/09/2022	Read first time
02/10/2022	Read second time
02/10/2022	Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions amendment rejected
02/10/2022	Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 22106143D-H1
02/10/2022	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB241H1
02/11/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB241H1)
02/11/2022	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/11/2022	VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/14/2022	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/25/2022	Assigned Education sub: Health
03/01/2022	Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
03/03/2022	Committee substitute printed 22106850D-S1
03/03/2022	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2022	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
03/03/2022	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
03/03/2022	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2022	Committee substitute printed 22107414D-S2
03/03/2022	Substitute bill reprinted 22107414D-S2
03/04/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB241S1)
03/04/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB241S2)
03/07/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022	Read third time
03/08/2022	Committee substitute rejected 22106850D-S1
03/08/2022	Reading of substitute waived
03/08/2022	Committee substitute agreed to 22107414D-S1
03/08/2022	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB241S2
03/08/2022	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2022	Senate substitute rejected by House 22107414D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
03/09/2022	VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022	Senators: Barker, Boysko, Pillian
03/10/2022	Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022	Senate requested conference committee
03/10/2022	House acceded to request
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by House
03/10/2022	Delegates: Adams, D.M., Fariss, Head
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022	Senators: Barker, Boysko, Pillion
03/11/2022	C Amended by conference committee
03/11/2022	Conference substitute printed 22107855D-H2
03/11/2022	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
03/11/2022	VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2022	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2022	VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/14/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB241H2)
03/21/2022	Enrolled
03/21/2022	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER)
03/21/2022	Signed by President
03/22/2022	Signed by Speaker
03/22/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB241ER)
03/22/2022	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/11/2022	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/22)
04/11/2022	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)