HB 1452 VA Became Law
Medicaid; expedited review process for service authorization requests, report.
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Summary
Department of Medical Assistance Services; expedited review process for Medicaid service authorization requests; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to (i) implement expedited review of Medicaid service authorization requests consistent with applicable federal law and (ii) annually transmit the prior authorization report required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health.
Sponsor (1)
- Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Amy J. Laufer Democratic · cosponsor
- Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt · cosponsor
Action history (35)
- Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104871D · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1452) · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (17-Y 3-N) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Reconsidered by Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 House committee offered · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107855D-H1 · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1452) · lower
- Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1452ER) · lower
- Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1452) · lower
- Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314) · executive
Text versions (14)
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- Chaptered · PDF
- Chaptered · HTML
- Enrolled · PDF
- Enrolled · HTML
- Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
- Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
- Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
- Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
- Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
- Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
- Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
- Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
- Introduced · PDF
- Introduced · HTML
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