SB 594 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Medicaid participants; treatment involving the prescription of opioids, payment.

Summary
Medicaid participants; treatment involving the prescription of opioids; payment. Prohibits licensed providers from requiring payment from Medicaid participants for the prescription of an opioid for the management of pain or the prescription of buprenorphine-containing products, methadone, or other opioid replacements approved for the treatment of opioid addiction by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction, regardless of whether the provider participates in the state plan for medical assistance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103669D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Todd Pillion
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
VA
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