Emergency Dept. Care Management Grant Program and Fund; established & created, report, sunset date. (SB926)
Introduced By
Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)
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
Emergency Department Care Management Grant Program and Fund; report. Establishes the Emergency Department Care Management Grant Program and the Emergency Department Care Management Grant Fund. The bill provides that the Program is established to provide grants to eligible hospitals that provide care management and medical services to frequent users of hospital emergency departments, with grants to be awarded to (i) reduce patient usage of emergency departments for routine, nonurgent, primary medical care; (ii) support emergency department case management staff; (iii) identify and analyze the comprehensive health care needs of patients; (iv) identify social determinants of health and barriers to care; (v) facilitate collaboration with providers and payers to develop a plan for community care; and (vi) improve the ability of patients to manage their care in the community. The bill directs the Department of Health to evaluate the effectiveness of the Program and requires the State Health Commissioner to report the Department's findings to the General Assembly and the Joint Commission on Health Care by October 1, 2027. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2028, and are contingent on funding in the general appropriation act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101557D |
01/06/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/13/2023 | Assigned Education sub: Health |
01/18/2023 | Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/19/2023 | Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2023 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
01/24/2023 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2023 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/24/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (SB926) |
01/25/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2023 | Reading of amendments waived |
01/26/2023 | Education and Health Committee amendments agreed to |
01/26/2023 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/26/2023 | Finance and Appropriation Committee amendment agreed to |
01/26/2023 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB926E |
01/26/2023 | Printed as engrossed 23101557D-E |
01/27/2023 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (SB926E) |
02/10/2023 | Placed on Calendar |
02/10/2023 | Read first time |
02/10/2023 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/14/2023 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/14/2023 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (17-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2023 | Committee substitute printed 23106778D-H1 |
02/14/2023 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/15/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (SB926H1) |
02/15/2023 | Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |