Healthcare
OPPOSE
Status: This bill was voted on and passed out of the House Health Subcommittee and is now on the agenda of the full House Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday 1/23.
OPPOSE: HB1552 – Certificate of Public Need Exemption for Critical Hospitals
This bill would further entrench Virginia in the problems caused by the Certificate of Public Need program. It would allow certain hospitals, defined as critical access hospitals, to receive an exemption from COPN. This interference in the market place would cause inequity and continue to allow hospitals to choose winners and losers in the market of medical services.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Please contact these Delegates and ask them to VOTE NO on HB1552.
| Health and Human Services Committee | District | Phone | |
| Chair: Delegate Mark D. Sickles(D) | 17 | (804) 698-1017 | DelMSickles@house.virginia.gov |
| Vice Chair: Delegate Kathy K.L. Tran(D) | 18 | (804) 698-1018 | DelKTran@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Mike A. Cherry(R) | 74 | (804) 698-1074 | delmcherry@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Joshua G. Cole(D) | 65 | (804) 698-1065 | DelJCole@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate N. Baxter Ennis(R) | 89 | (804) 698-1089 | DelBEnnis@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Debra D. Gardner(D) | 76 | (804) 698-1076 | DelDGardner@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.(D) | 91 | (804) 698-1091 | DelCHayes@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Rozia A. Henson, Jr.(D) | 19 | (804) 698-1019 | DelRHenson@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Charniele L. Herring(D) | 4 | (804) 698-1004 | DelCHerring@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Geary Higgins(R) | 30 | (804) 698-1030 | DelGHiggins@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate M. Keith Hodges(R) | 68 | (804) 698-1068 | DelKHodges@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Patrick A. Hope(D) | 1 | (804) 698-1001 | DelPHope@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Robert D. Orrock, Sr.(R) | 66 | (804) 698-1066 | DelBOrrock@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate David Owen(R) | 57 | (804) 698-1057 | DelDOwen@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Marcia S. “Cia” Price(D) | 85 | (804) 698-1085 | DelMPrice@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Phillip A. Scott(R) | 63 | (804) 698-1063 | delpscott@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Irene Shin(D) | 8 | (804) 698-1008 | delishin@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Kannan Srinivasan(D) | 26 | (804) 698-1026 | DelKSrinivasan@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Kim A. Taylor(R) | 82 | (804) 698-1082 | delktaylor@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.(R) | 83 | (804) 698-1083 | delowachsmann@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Wendell S. Walker(R) | 52 | (804) 698-1052 | DelWWalker@house.virginia.gov |
| Delegate Rodney T. Willett(D) | 58 | (804) 698-1058 | DelRWillett@house.virginia.gov |
Bill Update From 1/21
Status: This bill read for the third time, voted on, and passed in the Senate. This bill will be sent to the House and assigned to a House committee.
SUPPORT: SB843 – Remote Patient Monitoring
This bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to develop a plan and estimate costs for expanding eligibility criteria under Medicaid for remote patient monitoring for individuals with chronic conditions. These proposed changes would allow for a vulnerable demographic of Virginians, those with chronic conditions, to receive critical attention from medical professionals without further jeopardizing their health through unnecessary movement and travel.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
