Foster care; local in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance.
Summary
Directs local departments of social services to ensure that any individual who was in foster care on his eighteenth birthday is enrolled, unless the individual objects, in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance, provided that such individual is eligible to receive such health care services and was enrolled in such program on his eighteenth birthday. The bill requires local departments to provide basic information about such health care services and inform such individuals that, if eligible, they will be enrolled in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance unless they object. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 16, 2017
Signed Feb 23, 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
4
Committee
4
Feb 23, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1461S1
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104696D-S1
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103237D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
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