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Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services, by July 1, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill. This bill incorporates HB 2209 and is identical to SB 875.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2025
Last Action
May 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 27 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 701 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's substitute printed (HB2610H4)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2610ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
Conference substitute printed 25108043D-H3
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House (Y-6 N-92 A-0)
Delegates: Callsen, Carr, Wachsmann
Conferees appointed by House
Senators: Rouse, Favola, Head
Conferees appointed by Senate
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Reading of amendment waived
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107309D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Health and Human Services Substitute rejected
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106608D-H2
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
Committee substitute printed 25105973D-H1
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
Incorporates HB2209(Kilgore)
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
Assigned sub: Social Services
Presented and ordered printed 25104589D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)
Terry G. Kilgore
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
Bonita G. Anthony
Jonathan "Jed" Arnold
Terry L. Austin
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Nadarius E. Clark
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Michael B. Feggans
Jackie H. Glass
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Phil M. Hernandez
M. Keith Hodges
James W. Morefield
Israel D. O'Quinn
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Vivian E. Watts
Rodney T. Willett
Wren M. Williams
Joshua G. Cole