COVID-19; DMAS shall deem testing, treatment, and vaccination to be emergency services.
Summary
Department of Medical Assistance Services; testing for, treatment of, and vaccination against COVID-19; emergency services. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to, during a public health emergency related to COVID-19 declared by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, deem testing for, treatment of, and vaccination against COVID-19 to be emergency services for which payment may be made pursuant to federal law for certain aliens not lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
16
Committee
17
Amendments
5
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 38-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2124E
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Lopez agreed to
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (12-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102611D
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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