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SB159

Medical services; Commonwealth's lien for payment, limitations.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
John Edwards (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Commonwealth's lien for payment of medical services; limitations.

Provides that a lien granted to the Commonwealth against any recovery from a third party obtained by an injured person, or the personal representative of a decedent, whose medical costs were paid pursuant to the Virginia Medical Assistance Program shall attach only to the portion of the claim representing compensation for medical expenses incurred by the injured person. The bill further provides that such lien shall be reduced by deducting from the portion of the recovery representing compensation for such medical costs the pro rata share of attorney fees, costs, and expenses incurred by the injured party or decedent. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon funding in a general appropriation act. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/28/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101645D
  • 12/28/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 2-N)
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB159)
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/07/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment rejected
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 18106917D-S1 (Edwards)
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards agreed to 18106917D-S1
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB159S1
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards rejected 18106917D-S1
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB159E
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101645D-E
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB159E)
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Left in Appropriations

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