Medicaid applications; information about advance directives.
Summary
Requires all entities approved by the Board of Medical Assistance Services to receive applications and to determine eligibility for medical assistance to provide each applicant for medical assistance with information about advance directives pursuant to Article 8 (§ 54.1-2981 et seq.) of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1, including information about the purpose and benefits of advance directives and how the applicant may make an advance directive.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 2, 2017
Signed Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1567E
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
legislature
Jan 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 2, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101242D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
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