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HB 1452 VA
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Medicaid; expedited review process for service authorization requests, report.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)

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)

4 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (35)

  1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104871D · lower
  2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
  4. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1452) · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (17-Y 3-N) · lower
  8. Feb 10, 2026 Reconsidered by Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) · lower
  9. Feb 12, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  10. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  11. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107855D-H1 · lower
  12. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1452) · lower
  13. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  18. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  19. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  22. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  23. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  24. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  25. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
  26. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  27. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  28. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1452ER) · lower
  29. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1452) · lower
  30. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  31. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  32. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
  33. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  34. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  35. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314) · executive

Text versions (14)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • 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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