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HB1987

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

Status:
Passed

Chief Patron:
Dawn Adams (D)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. 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 prescribing of Schedule II through VI drugs via telemedicine, including establishing a practitioner-patient relationship via telemedicine. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/11/2021 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102502D
  • 01/11/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/15/2021 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Health
  • 01/19/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
  • 01/19/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/21/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987)
  • 01/26/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/26/2021 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2021 - House: Committee substitute printed 21103569D-H1
  • 01/26/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/26/2021 - House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 01/28/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987H1)
  • 01/29/2021 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/29/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2021 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2021 - House: Read first time
  • 02/02/2021 - House: Read second time
  • 02/02/2021 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103569D-H1
  • 02/02/2021 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/02/2021 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1987EH1
  • 02/02/2021 - House: Printed as engrossed 21103569D-EH1
  • 02/03/2021 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/03/2021 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/03/2021 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 02/03/2021 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2021 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/04/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/05/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987EH1)
  • 02/05/2021 - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/12/2021 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
  • 02/18/2021 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/18/2021 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200364D-S1
  • 02/18/2021 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987S1)
  • 02/19/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200364D-S1
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1987S1
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2021 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/23/2021 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 21200364D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
  • 02/23/2021 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
  • 02/24/2021 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2021 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/25/2021 - House: House acceded to request
  • 02/25/2021 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/25/2021 - House: Delegates: Adams, D.M., Sickles, Orrock
  • 02/25/2021 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/25/2021 - Senate: Senators: Hashmi, Barker, Pillion
  • 02/26/2021 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/27/2021 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2021 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2021 - House: VOTE: Agreed To (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/09/2021 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/09/2021 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1987ER)
  • 03/09/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/10/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987ER)
  • 03/11/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/15/2021 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
  • 03/15/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 03/24/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 301 (effective 7/1/21)
  • 03/24/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301)

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