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2000 SESSION

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SB 604 Medical assistance services.

Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Health; medical assistance services. Changes the name of the Board and Department of Medical Assistance Services to the Board and Department of Health Care Financing. All duties and powers of the Board and Department shall remain the same. Current appointments to the Board shall expire on June 30, 2000, and shall be replaced by a board of 11 members with experience and expertise in health care delivery and health care financing to be comprised in the following manner and on staggered terms: six members shall be appointed by the Governor; three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and two members shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. The Board will be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly rather than biennially as now provided. The bill includes technical amendments. This provision will become effective on June 30, 2002, at which time the current appointments to the Board of Medical Assistance Services will expire. The regulations of the Board of Medical Assistance Services will continue in effect unless and until revised or repealed by the new entity.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 003706560  pdf
• 02/15/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 003706560-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 003706560
• 01/24/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/13/00  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 5-N 2-A)
• 02/14/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/15/00  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/15/00  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/15/00  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Newman agreed to
• 02/15/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/15/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 003706560-E
• 02/15/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/21/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/00  House: Read first time
• 02/21/00  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/22/00  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
• 03/02/00  House: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws (13-Y 12-N)