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2003 SESSION
SB 1341 Prescription assistance mechanisms.
Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Prescription assistance mechanisms. Creates a special, nonreverting fund to be known as the Healthy Lives Prescription Fund, under the auspices of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to accept appropriations, donations, grants, and in-kind contributions to develop and implement programs that will enhance current prescription programs for citizens of the Commonwealth who are without insurance or the ability to pay for prescription drugs and to develop innovative programs to make such prescription drugs more available. The Commissioner of Health must create links from the Department of Health's website to the Department for the Aging's website and its affiliated sites pertaining to pharmaceutical assistance programs and pharmaceutical discount purchasing cards. The Commisioner of the Department for the Aging must cooperate with the Commissioner of Health by ensuring that such information is available on the Department for the Aging's website. The Commissioner of Health must also ensure that all clinical sites administered by local health Departments are provided with adequate information concerning the services of the Virginia Department for the Aging, including, but notlimited to, the toll-free telephone number and website information on pharmaceutical assistance programs and pharmaceutical discount purchasing cards. Both commissioners must coordinate the dissemination of information to the public regarding any pharmaceutical discount purchasing card programs while maintaining a neutral posture regarding such programs. The Commissioner of Health must establish a toll-free number to be administered by the Department of Health that will provide recorded information concerning services provided by the Department for the Aging, the Virginia Area Agencies on Aging, and other appropriate organizations for senior citizens. A second enactment clause requires the Joint Commission on Health Care or any successor in interest thereof to prepare a plan to establish the Health Lives Prescription Assistance Program to provide prescription drug benefits for low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities, which must include consideration of the resources of both the public and private sectors. The plan will be prepared in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Virginia Health Care Foundation, pharmaceutical manufacturers, health care provider organizations, advocacy groups, and other interested parties. In preparing the plan, the Joint Commission on Health Care must review and incorporate, to the maximum extent possible, the conclusions of the Joint Commission on Prescription Drug Assistance. The plan must coordinate state, federal and private programs providing prescription assistance, including any programs the federal government may implement. The plan will be reported to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 15, 2003. This bill is identical to HB 2225 (Cline).
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 033863512 pdf
- 01/30/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 033895512-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/03 House: Floor substitute printed 032681670-H1 (Cline) pdf
- 02/21/03 Senate: Conference substitute printed 032687512-S2 pdf
- 03/03/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1341ER) pdf
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 033863512
- 01/17/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/30/03 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 033895512-S1
- 02/03/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 033895512-S1
- 02/04/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 033895512-S1
- 02/04/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/03 House: Read first time
- 02/05/03 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/11/03 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 House: Read second time
- 02/13/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/03 House: Read third time
- 02/17/03 House: Floor substitute printed 032681670-H1 (Cline)
- 02/17/03 House: Substitute by Del. Cline agreed to 032681670-H1
- 02/17/03 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute 032681670-H1
- 02/17/03 House: Passed House with substitute (92-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/03 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N)
- 02/19/03 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE AMENDMENT (3-Y 36-N)
- 02/20/03 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/20/03 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/03 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/03 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/03 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/03 Senate: Senators: Potts, Quayle, Howell
- 02/20/03 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/03 House: Delegates: Cline, Jones, S.C., Joannou
- 02/21/03 Senate: Conference substitute printed 032687512-S2
- 02/21/03 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 032687512-S2
- 02/21/03 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/21/03 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/21/03 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/21/03 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/03 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1341ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)