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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing an advisory council on rare diseases [HB-2187]
The purpose of this bill is to create an advisory council to educate the public and the medical community in the recognition, diagnosis, treatment and research of rare diseases.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Pyles
With Amendment, Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/22/2017
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Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 [HB-1826]
Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide additional federal Medicaid funding to states participating in Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amount of additional funding shall be based upon the net reduction in federal funding for nonparticipating states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish annually, with respect to each nonparticipating state: (1) the amount of federal funding forgone by the state as a result
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring patient notification when mammogram indicates dense breast tissue [SB-51]
Requiring patient notification when mammogram indicates dense breast tissue
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns
Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Medical records; fee limits and penalty for failure to provide. [HB-1130]
Requests for medical records; fee limits and penalty for failure to provide. Provides that when documents are requested or subpoenaed, the requester or subpoenaing party has the option of specifying that the documents are to be produced by the health care provider in hard copy or electronic format, and where a requester makes no specification, the documents are to be produced in electronic format. The bill imposes a maximum cost to the requester of medical records requested in electronic format. Current law does not set a maximum cost or deadline
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Habeeb
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/01/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Certificate of public need; changes to Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program. [HB-350]
Certificate of public need. Certificate of public need. Makes changes to the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program. The bill removes various behavioral health facilities from the list of medical care facilities and projects subject to the requirement of a certificate of public need and makes various changes to procedures governing the certificate of public need process, including (i) defining "charity care" for purposes of the certificate of public need program; (ii) establishing an expedited 45-day review process for applicants
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act [S.783]
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas. HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/30/2017
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 [S.781]
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. This protection from liability does not apply
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/30/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prescription drug price transparency. [SB-487]
Prescription drug price transparency. Requires every manufacturer of a prescription drug that is made available in the Commonwealth and has a wholesale acquisition price of $10,000 or more for a single course of treatment to report to the Commissioner no later than July 1 of each year information related to the cost of developing, manufacturing, and marketing the prescription drug; any changes in the average wholesale price and average wholesale acquisition cost of the prescription drug; the amount of profits derived from sale of the prescription
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Left In Education And Health on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health care; plan to increase transparency in delivery, etc. [SB-394]
Health care transparency. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a plan to increase transparency in the administration and delivery of health care by agencies of the Commonwealth or health care providers who have entered into an agreement or contract with an agency of the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Alexander
Left In Education And Health on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; established. [SB-20]
Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council. Establishes the Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council (Council) as an advisory council in the executive branch. The bill requires the Council to advise and make recommendations to the Department of Medical Assistance Services on reforms to the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance that would increase the quality of care while containing costs through a patient-centered medical home system. The bill defines a patient-centered medical home as a team approach to providing health care that
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Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2017 [HB-1845]
Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill creates a special Medicare enrollment period for individuals enrolled in, or transitioning out of, continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Smucker
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017
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Honoring the emergency room staff members who treated the police officers wounded in the shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016. [HR-1311]
Honoring the emergency room staff members who treated the police officers wounded in the shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rafael Anchia
Reported Enrolled on 05/05/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Excluding mobile x-ray services from health care provider tax [SB-46]
Excluding mobile x-ray services from health care provider tax
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns
Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prescription drugs; price transparency. [HB-1113]
Prescription drug price transparency. Requires every manufacturer of a prescription drug that is made available in the Commonwealth and has a wholesale acquisition price of $10,000 or more for a single course of treatment to report to the Commissioner no later than July 1 of each year information related to the cost of developing, manufacturing, and marketing the prescription drug; any changes in the average wholesale price and average wholesale acquisition cost of the prescription drug; the amount of profits derived from sale of the prescription
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Hugo
Left In Commerce And Labor on 12/01/2016
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 [HB-1822]
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. This protection from liability does not apply
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/21/2017
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Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017 [HB-1831]
Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a hospital that meets specified criteria and is located in a state with no rural areas to be considered a Medicare-dependent hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish and implement a process for reimbursing impacted hospitals for any underpayments resulting from this bill's implementation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Permitting school nurses to possess and administer opioid antagonists [SB-36]
Permitting school nurses to possess and administer opioid antagonists
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Beach
Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
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Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1834]
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements. During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017
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Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2017 [S.787]
Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish: (1) a telehealth service model, and (2) Medicare payment rules with respect to certain services tested under the model. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall test Medicare coverage of expanded telehealth services, as defined by the bill, in conjunction with existing models that test the use of accountable care organizations, bundled payments, and other coordinated care
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 [S.794]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017