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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 2124 COVID-19; DMAS shall deem testing, treatment, and vaccination to be emergency services.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Department of Medical Assistance Services; testing for, treatment of, and vaccination against COVID-19; emergency services. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services, during a public health emergency related to COVID-19 declared by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, to deem testing for, treatment of, and vaccination against COVID-19 to be emergency services for which payment may be made pursuant to federal law for certain aliens not lawfully admitted for permanent residence. The provisions of the bill will not become effective unless the federal government no longer funds reimbursement of claims covered by the provisions of the bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102611D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21102611D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2124ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/12/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102611D
• 01/12/21  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/21/21  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 9-N)
• 01/21/21  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/22/21  House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
• 01/27/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
• 01/27/21  House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (12-Y 6-N)
• 01/28/21  House: Read first time
• 01/29/21  House: Read second time
• 01/29/21  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/29/21  House: Amendments by Delegate Lopez agreed to
• 01/29/21  House: Emergency clause deleted
• 01/29/21  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2124E
• 01/29/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21102611D-E
• 02/01/21  House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
• 02/01/21  House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
• 02/02/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/21  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
• 02/18/21  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/21  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/22/21  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/21  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/21  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/25/21  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/25/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/25/21  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/21  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 38-N)
• 02/25/21  House: VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 38-N)
• 03/09/21  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2124ER)
• 03/09/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/21  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
• 03/15/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/31/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective - see bill)
• 03/31/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)