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Bill Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report. Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; uncompensated medical costs; victims of sexual assault. Adds to those persons invited to participate in the annual meeting of the group led by the attorney for the Commonwealth to coordinate the multidisciplinary response to criminal sexual assault in each political subdivision (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction; (iii) the director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction; and (iv) any other local health care providers, or their designees, and authorizes attorneys for the Commonwealth to conduct the sexual assault response team annual meetings using other methods, such as electronic communication means, to encourage attendance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of moving responsibility for the SAFE program from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to the Department of Medical Assistance Services and to provide recommendations related to (i) the feasibility and cost of expanding the type of services for which the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund will make awards to include claims or portions of claims based on the claimant's actual expenses incurred for unreimbursed medical costs resulting from sexual abuse, including the cost of physical evidence recovery kit examinations conducted on victims of sexual assault, unreimbursed medical expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred for medical expenses, expenses attributable to pregnancy resulting from such sexual abuse, and any other reasonable and necessary expenses and indebtedness associated with or attributable to the sexual abuse upon which such claim is based and (ii) the feasibility of transferring responsibility from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to the Department of Medical Assistance Services for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination program (the SAFE program) and related claims for medical expenses related to sexual assault, strangulation, domestic and intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and adult and child abuse. If the work group finds that it is not feasible to move responsibility for the SAFE program and related claims from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the work group shall develop recommendations for creation of an efficient, seamless electronic medical claim processing system for hospitals and health care providers that coordinates payments from all available sources, suppresses explanations of benefits, and removes the patient from the medical billing and reimbursement process. The work group's report shall include specific legislative, regulatory, and budgetary changes necessary to implement the work group's recommendations. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by September 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 949. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 806 Virginia HB 806 (2020)
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Virginia HB 806 (2020) — Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.

Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; uncompensated medical costs; victims of sexual assault. Adds to those persons invited to participate in the annual meeting of the group led by the attorney for the Commonwealth to coordinate the multidisciplinary response to criminal sexual assault in each political subdivision (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction; (iii) the director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction; and (iv) any other local health care providers, or their designees, and authorizes attorneys for the Commonwealth to conduct the sexual assault response team annual meetings using other methods, such as electronic communication means, to encourage attendance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of moving responsibility for the SAFE program from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to the Department of Medical Assistance Services and to provide recommendations related to (i) the feasibility and cost of expanding the type of services for which the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund will make awards to include claims or portions of claims based on the claimant's actual expenses incurred for unreimbursed medical costs resulting from sexual abuse, including the cost of physical evidence recovery kit examinations conducted on victims of sexual assault, unreimbursed medical expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred for medical expenses, expenses attributable to pregnancy resulting from such sexual abuse, and any other reasonable and necessary expenses and indebtedness associated with or attributable to the sexual abuse upon which such claim is based and (ii) the feasibility of transferring responsibility from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to the Department of Medical Assistance Services for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination program (the SAFE program) and related claims for medical expenses related to sexual assault, strangulation, domestic and intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and adult and child abuse. If the work group finds that it is not feasible to move responsibility for the SAFE program and related claims from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the work group shall develop recommendations for creation of an efficient, seamless electronic medical claim processing system for hospitals and health care providers that coordinates payments from all available sources, suppresses explanations of benefits, and removes the patient from the medical billing and reimbursement process. The work group's report shall include specific legislative, regulatory, and budgetary changes necessary to implement the work group's recommendations. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by September 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 949.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1072) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB806ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB806) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB806H1) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB806S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) — 098 (fail) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) — 950 (pass) · lower
  • Referred from Courts of Justice — 00 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Karrie K. Delaney — primary (person)
  • Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
  • Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
  • Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104829D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2020-01-22 Referred from Courts of Justice
  • 2020-01-22 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-23 Assigned HWI sub: Health referral-committee
  • 2020-01-28 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2020-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB806)
  • 2020-01-30 Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-01-30 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-30 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-05 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-05 Committee substitute printed 20107717D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (HB806H1)
  • 2020-02-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-07 Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions amendments rejected
  • 2020-02-07 Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107717D-H1
  • 2020-02-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB806H1
  • 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2020-02-19 Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-19 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-26 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-26 Committee substitute printed 20109167D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB806S1)
  • 2020-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-28 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-28 Committee substitute agreed to 20109167D-S1
  • 2020-02-28 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB806S1
  • 2020-02-28 Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-03-02 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-03-02 Senate substitute rejected by House 20109167D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
  • 2020-03-02 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
  • 2020-03-03 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-03 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2020-03-04 House acceded to request
  • 2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
  • 2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-18 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB806ER)
  • 2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1072 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8619ce07-96c9-4bee-a86e-282a9121fdad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).