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SB 841 Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program; created, report.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health; implementation of federal Medicare Part D benefit; task force on prescription drug assistance for low-income Virginians. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to promulgate necessary regulations to implement the provisions of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit that becomes effective January 1, 2006. Upon implementation of the Medicare Part D program, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall convene a task force to assist the Department in evaluating the Medicare Part D benefit and to make recommendations for enhancing, coordinating, and integrating the existing pharmacy assistance programs for low-income Virginians and the Medicare Part D benefit. The Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by November 1, 2006. Authority for emergency regulations is included. This bill is identical to HB 1624.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051252724 pdf
- 01/20/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 051980724-S1 pdf
- 03/01/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB841ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051252724
- 01/10/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/05 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 051980724-S1
- 01/21/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/05 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 051980724-S1
- 01/24/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB841S1
- 01/25/05 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/05 House: Read first time
- 02/08/05 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/10/05 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 House: Read second time
- 02/14/05 House: Read third time
- 02/14/05 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/14/05 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB841ER)
- 03/01/05 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/23/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)