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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1596: Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; telemedicine services.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1596 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; telemedicine services. Primary sponsor: Nadarius Clark (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Appropriations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; telemedicine services. Changes the definition of "telemedicine services" as it is used in the state plan for medical assistance services to include two-way, real-time, audio-only communication technology for any telehealth service furnished to a patient in his home.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nadarius ClarkPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse84

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Appropriations
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1596)
  4. Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
  5. Committee substitute printed 25105810D-H1
  6. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  7. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1596)
  9. Assigned sub: Social Services
  10. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  11. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102681D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source