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1997 SESSION

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HB 2744 Medical assistance services.

Introduced by: Mary T. Christian | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Medical assistance services. Requires the Virginia Medicaid program to pay for high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants on behalf of individuals over the age of 21 who have been diagnosed with lymphoma or breast cancer and have been determined to have a performance status sufficient to proceed with such high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. Emergency regulations are required to implement this provision. Currently, Medicaid covers bone marrow transplants for individuals under the age of 21 under certain narrow circumstances.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 979833148  pdf
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 979833148-E  pdf
• 03/03/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2744ER)  pdf
• 03/24/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 979833148
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/31/97  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/97  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/02/97  House: Reported from Appropriations with amd. (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/97  House: Read first time
• 02/03/97  House: Read second time
• 02/03/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 979833148-E
• 02/04/97  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/13/97  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/17/97  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/17/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/17/97  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/97  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/97  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2744ER)
• 03/11/97  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 683 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/24/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)