VA SB718 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-24 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-24 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Telemedicine; pilot program. Directs the Department of Health, in partnership with a hospital licensed in the Commonwealth, to establish a three-year telemedicine pilot program designed to reduce patient use of emergency department facilities for the treatment of low-acuity conditions. The bill requires the Department to report the results of the pilot program to the State Board of Health and to the General Assembly by October 1, 2018. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a 2015 general appropriation act.
Title
Telemedicine; Department of Health to establish a three-year pilot program, report.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-24 | House | Left in Appropriations |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 15100725D-E |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB718E |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2015-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-05 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance |
| 2015-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-12-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2014-12-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100725D |
