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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 HB 806. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 SB 949 Virginia SB 949 (2020)
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Virginia SB 949 (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 HB 806.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1073) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB949ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB949ES1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (SB949) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from DPB (SB949H1) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Impact statement from DPB (SB949S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Referred from Courts of Justice — 0–0 (fail) · lower
  • Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) — 32–7 (pass) · upper
  • House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-13 Presented and ordered printed 20104828D introduction
  • 2020-01-13 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2020-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (SB949)
  • 2020-02-03 Committee substitute printed 20106731D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-03 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-03 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (SB949S1)
  • 2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20106731D-S1
  • 2020-02-11 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2020-02-11 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB949ES1
  • 2020-02-11 Printed as engrossed 20106731D-ES1
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) passage
  • 2020-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (SB949ES1)
  • 2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2020-02-19 Referred from Courts of Justice
  • 2020-02-19 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-02-25 Committee substitute printed 20109060D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB949H1)
  • 2020-02-25 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-27 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-28 Committee substitute agreed to 20109060D-H1
  • 2020-02-28 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB949H1
  • 2020-02-28 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-28 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-02 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-02 Title replaced 20109060D-H1
  • 2020-03-06 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-06 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-09 Impact statement from DPB (SB949ER)
  • 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1073 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b16d9722-f942-4251-8a45-68007be597a1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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