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1999 SESSION
HB 2567 Medical assistance services; coverage for leukemia.
Introduced by: Mary T. Christian | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Medical assistance services. Requires Virginia Medicaid to cover high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant when this treatment is the appropriate treatment for individuals over the age of 21 who have been diagnosed with leukemia. Present law requires payment for this treatment for only lymphoma and breast cancer. The patient must have a performance status sufficient to proceed with the high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant.
This bill also provides for an appeal of the initial determination concerning provider reimbursement by the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services directly to court in lieu of an administrative process review. The appellant will be entitled to recover from the Department (a) reasonable costs and attorney fees, up to $25,000, if he substantially prevails on the merits of the case and the agency’s position is not substantially justified, unless special circumstances would make an award unjust, and (b) interest at the legal rate on any claim against the Department from the date the court finds payment by the Department was justly due. Emergency regulations to implement this bill are required by the second enactment. Technical amendments are made to improve the organization of this long statute and to provide accurate cross references in related statutes.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 999040148 pdf
- 02/04/99 House: Committee substitute printed 999108148-H1 pdf
- 02/19/99 Senate: Committee substitute printed 999148148-S1 pdf
- 03/09/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2567ER) pdf
- 03/31/99 House: Governor's substitute printed 999197811-H2 pdf
AMENDMENTS
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments rejected
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 999040148
- 01/21/99 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/26/99 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 3
- 01/28/99 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/99 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/99 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Health & Human Resources
- 02/04/99 House: Committee substitute printed 999108148-H1
- 02/04/99 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub. (30-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 House: Read first time
- 02/06/99 House: Read second time
- 02/06/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 999108148-H1
- 02/06/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 999108148-H1
- 02/07/99 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/18/99 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Committee substitute printed 999148148-S1
- 02/22/99 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/99 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/99 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 999148148-S1
- 02/24/99 Senate: Amendment #1 by Sen. Newman withdrawn
- 02/24/99 Senate: Amendment #2 by Sen. Newman agreed to
- 02/24/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. 999148148-ES1
- 02/24/99 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amd. (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/24/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/25/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/99 House: Senate sub. w/amd. agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 03/09/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2567ER)
- 03/12/99 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/31/99 House: Governor's substitute printed 999197811-H2
- 04/07/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/99 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (42-Y 53-N)
- 04/07/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (42-Y 53-N)
- 04/07/99 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/07/99 Governor: Vetoed by Governor