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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1975: Patient-initiated consultation; state plan for medical assistance.

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 1975 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Patient-initiated consultation; state plan for medical assistance. Primary sponsor: Amy Laufer (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; patient-initiated consultation; provider-to-provider consultation. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to modify state plan provisions covering provider-to-provider consultations to also include patient-generated consultations. The bill specifies that consultations provided through telemedicine services, including audio-only telemedicine services where applicable, shall be included in such provision.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy LauferPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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. Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
  4. Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1975)
  7. Assigned sub: Social Services
  8. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  9. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102382D

Sources

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