Prescription Monitoring Program; DHP to disclose information.
Summary
Allows the Director of the Department of Health Professions to disclose information about a specific recipient of covered substances who is a recipient of medical assistance services to a physician or pharmacist licensed in the Commonwealth or his designee who holds a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing or a license issued by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions and is employed by the Department of Medical Assistance Services, for the purpose of determining eligibility for and managing the care of the recipient in a Patient Utilization Management Safety or similar program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-0)
house of delegates
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104483D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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