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2004 SESSION

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SB 158 Pharmaceutical information; dissemination of Medicare benefits & training of sr. citizen volunteers.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Dissemination of Medicare pharmaceutical benefits information; certain training of senior citizen volunteers. Requires the Commissioners of Health and the Department for the Aging to disseminate, with such funds as may be made available, information to the public relating to recent congressional actions relating to pharmaceutical benefits to be provided under the Medicare program and how such benefits may help senior citizens with the costs of pharmaceutical benefits. This bill also requires the Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of the Department for the Aging to develop a strategy, in coordination with the Virginia Area Agencies on Aging, for disseminating information to the public concerning the availability of pharmaceutical assistance programs and for training senior citizen volunteers to assist in completing applications for pharmaceutical assistance programs and pharmaceutical discount purchasing cards.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/04 044017788  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 044017788-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB158ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)  pdf
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0073)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/04 044017788
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/22/04  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  Senate: Read second time
• 01/26/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/26/04  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/26/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB158E
• 01/26/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 044017788-E
• 01/27/04  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/30/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/04  House: Read first time
• 01/30/04  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/19/04  House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/04  House: Read second time
• 02/23/04  House: Read third time
• 02/23/04  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB158ER)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (effective 7/1/04)
• 03/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0073)