Virginia House Bill 2530 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Medicaid; cost-sharing. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to require individuals receiving medical assistance pursuant to the state plan for medical assistance whose household income is greater than 100 percent of the federal poverty level for a household the size of the individual's household to participate in cost-sharing to the greatest extent allowed under federal law and to require individuals receiving medical assistance pursuant to the state plan for medical assistance whose household income is equal to or less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level for a household the size of the individual's household to participate in cost-sharing for nonemergency services delivered in a hospital emergency department to the greatest extent allowed by federal law. The bill also requires hospitals with emergency departments to develop a protocol for patients who receive medical assistance pursuant to the state plan for medical assistance to whom a service other than an emergency service will be provided to (i) inform the patient as to the amount of the cost-sharing obligation for such nonemergency services for which the patient may be responsible; (ii) provide the patient with information, including name and location, about available nonemergency health care providers; and (iii) provide a referral to such nonemergency health care provider to facilitate treatment of the patient by the nonemergency health care provider.

Medicaid; cost-sharing.

Sen. Chris Head [R]

2019-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Appropriations
2019-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-15	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101351D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	127	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2530
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2530+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0205V0014+HB2530