Virginia Senate Bill 1338 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 24 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Telemedicine. Requires the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance to provide for payment of medical assistance for remote patient monitoring services provided via telemedicine for certain high-risk patients, makes clear that nothing shall preclude health insurance carriers from providing coverage for services delivered through real-time audio-only telephone that are not telemedicine, and clarifies rules around the prescribing of Schedule II through VI drugs via telemedicine, including establishing a practitioner-patient relationship via telemedicine.

Telemedicine; coverage of telehealth services by an insurer, etc.

Sen. George Barker [D]

Sen. William Stanley [R]

Sen. Monty Mason [D]

2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 8-N) (Y: 92 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)
2021-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1338ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-27	House	VOTE: Agreed To (96-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference substitute printed 21200749D-S2
2021-02-27		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-25	House	Delegates: Adams, D.M., Sickles, Orrock
2021-02-25	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-24	Senate	Senators: Barker, Hashmi, Pillion
2021-02-24	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-24	Senate	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-23	House	House requested conference committee
2021-02-23	House	House insisted on substitute
2021-02-22	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
2021-02-18	House	VOTE: Passage (92-Y 8-N)
2021-02-18	House	Passed House with substitute (92-Y 8-N)
2021-02-18	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1338H1
2021-02-18	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21200115D-H1
2021-02-18	House	Read third time
2021-02-17	House	Read second time
2021-02-15	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2021-02-11	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-02-11	House	Committee substitute printed 21200115D-H1
2021-02-11	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-04	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21103431D-ES1
2021-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1338ES1
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21103431D-S1
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-25	Senate	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2021-01-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103431D-S1
2021-01-21	Senate	Incorporates SB1416 (Stanley)
2021-01-21	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-18	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101591D

SB1416 (Similar To)
SB1416 (Similar To)
SB1338 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
HB1987 (Same As) 2021-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301)
HB1987 (Same As) 2021-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3418.16	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1338
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1338+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1338S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1338ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1338H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1338S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1338ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0302+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1338AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21104484A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1338AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1338FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1338FES1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1338FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1338FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1338FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0047+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0080SB1338+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05C0121+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0304SB1338+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0305SB1338+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12V0007+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02V0019+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1728+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0261SB1338+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0416SB1338+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0569SB1338+SB1338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2036+SB1338