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2004 SESSION
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 | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
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.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
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 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 training senior citizen volunteers to assist in completing applications for pharmaceutical assistance programs and pharmaceutical discount purchasing cards.