To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. [HB-2192]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, if the American Health Care Act (H.B. 1628) is enacted, to make plans made available by the federal government to Members of Congress and congressional staff subject to state waivers of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirement for health insurance to cover the essential health benefits and PPACA restrictions on
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HB-2192: To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/07/2017
You have voted HB-2192: To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff..
Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017 [S.986]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
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.
S.986: Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017
Veterans Access to Care Act [S.968]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Access to Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to automatically designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas. Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas
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S.968: Veterans Access to Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/27/2017
S.974: CREATES Act of 2018 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/21/2018
Eliminating the certificate of need program [HB-2523]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to terminate the certificate of need program for healthcare facilities and delete references to the certificate of need program throughout the code. §16-2D-1 has been completely rewritten; therefore, it has been completely underscored..
HB-2523: Eliminating the certificate of need program
Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert Phillips
Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017
Addressing increase of fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives and analogs in state [SB-329]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to address the recent prevalence of fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives and fentanyl analogs in this state, as well as the practice of misrepresenting the identity of a Schedule I controlled substance.
SB-329: Addressing increase of fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives and analogs in state
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale
Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [S.980]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians'
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S.980: Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to records of public bodies. [HB-1539]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); public access to records of public bodies. Clarifies the definition of public record. The bill also (i) defines "personal contact information" that is excluded from FOIA's mandatory disclosure provisions in certain cases; (ii) clarifies that a requester has the right to inspect records or receive copies at his option; (iii) clarifies language in certain record exclusions under FOIA that certain records may be disclosed at the discretion of the custodian; (iv) consolidates the personnel record exclusion
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HB-1539: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to records of public bodies.
Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0778) on 04/05/2017
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [S.977]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.
S.977: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2619-2620; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2620) on 04/27/2017
HB-241: Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard
Read First Time on 02/13/2017
You have voted HB-241: Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief..