Virginia House Bill 878 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-10 - Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Comprehensive health care coverage program. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to establish a program to provide state-funded comprehensive health care coverage for individuals in the Commonwealth who (i) are younger than 19 years of age, aged 65 years or older, or pregnant; (ii) are not covered under a group health plan or health insurance coverage; and (iii) but for their immigration status, would be eligible for medical assistance services through the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance services established pursuant to Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act. The bill also requires the Department to ensure that all program information is made available in a manner that is accessible to individuals with limited English proficiency through the provision of language access services, including oral interpretation and written translations, free of charge, and to ensure that information obtained by the program established by this section remains confidential and is not disclosed for any purpose not related to the administration of the program.

Comprehensive health care coverage program; DMAS to establish.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2022-02-10 - House - House: Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-10	House	Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N)
2022-01-21	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2022-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103063D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	353.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB878
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB878+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1203V0027+HB0878
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0099+HB0878