Virginia Senate Bill 1227 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

State plan for medical assistance; payment of medical assistance; 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in the state plan for medical assistance a provision for the payment of medical assistance for the dispensing or furnishing of up to a 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives at one time for Medicaid and Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) enrollees. The bill prohibits the Department of Medical Assistance Services from imposing any utilization controls or other forms of medical management limiting the supply of hormonal contraceptives that may be dispensed or furnished to an amount less than a 12-month supply. The bill provides that the bill shall not be construed to (i) require a provider to prescribe, dispense, or furnish a 12-month supply of self-administered hormonal contraceptives at one time or (ii) exclude coverage for hormonal contraceptives as prescribed by a prescriber, acting within his scope of practice, for reasons other than contraceptive purposes. State plan for medical assistance; payment of medical assistance; 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in the state plan for medical assistance a provision for the payment of medical assistance for the dispensing or furnishing of up to a 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives at one time for Medicaid and Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) enrollees. The bill prohibits the Department of Medical Assistance Services from imposing any utilization controls or other forms of medical management limiting the supply of hormonal contraceptives that may be dispensed or furnished to an amount less than a 12-month supply. The bill provides that the bill shall not be construed to (i) require a provider to prescribe, dispense, or furnish a 12-month supply of self-administered hormonal contraceptives at one time or (ii) exclude coverage for hormonal contraceptives as prescribed by a prescriber, acting within his scope of practice, for reasons other than contraceptive purposes.

Hormonal contraceptives; payment of medical assistance for 12-month supply.

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D]	Sen. Mamie Locke [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]
Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-29	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21101488D-E
2021-01-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1227E
2021-01-28	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-01-28	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-01-28	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-21	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101488D

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1227
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1227+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1227E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1227AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103334D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1227F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1227FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S04V0049+SB1227
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S05V0047+SB1227
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0148SB1227+SB1227
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0172SB1227+SB1227