Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse
Summary
Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Feb 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2021
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Mar 3, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
KT
Kevin Thomas
DDemocratic
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