SB73
Medicaid billing navigation for certain school services; DMAS to train local school division staff.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid billing navigation.
Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide training to local school division staff regarding assisting schools in effectively navigating the laws, policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines governing Medicaid billing for reimbursable services rendered at school sites, including the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and to ensure that all ... (More) school divisions are able to fully leverage Medicaid funding opportunities to enhance student health services in the Commonwealth. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the School Health Services Committee. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100487D
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107861D-S1
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/23/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (79-Y 19-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB73ER)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
