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HB 1284 VA
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State plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 767 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation; telemedicine. Specifies that the Medicaid provision for provider-to-provider consultation includes payment for consultations provided through telemedicine services. This bill incorporates HB 87.

Sponsor (1)

  • Mark C. Downey · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (36)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105500D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
  4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1284) · lower
  7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
  9. Feb 3, 2026 Incorporates HB87 (Laufer) · lower
  10. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106678D-H1 · lower
  11. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1284) · lower
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  14. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
  16. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  17. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  18. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  19. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  20. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  23. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  24. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  25. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  26. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  27. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
  28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1284ER) · lower
  31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  32. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1284) · lower
  33. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  34. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  35. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 767 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (9)

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.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
  • Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
  • Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
  • Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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