West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 648 — Providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients

Last action — Chapter 182, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

154 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill SB 648 now specifically outlines definitions for different types of dental services covered under the Medicaid program for adults, such as "cosmetic services," "diagnostic and preventative services," and "restorative services." Additionally, the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Resources to seek approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services before implementing these provisions remains, ensuring that any new coverage aligns with federal guidelines. These changes are important as they clarify what dental services will be available to adult Medicaid recipients, potentially improving their oral health and overall well-being.

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SB648 SFAT #1 Maroney 3-6 Dellinger    Senator Maroney moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 648 Senators Takubo, Mann, Maroney, Prezioso, Stollings, Weld, Baldwin, Cline, Hardesty, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Unger, Roberts, and Rucker, original sponsors [Passed March 7, 2020;
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in effect 90 days from passage]   AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-12a, relating to providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients;
for Senate Bill 648—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-12a, relating to providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients;
and making the provisions on the section effective only upon the approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for specified provider taxes.
and making the provisions on the section effective only upon the approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for specified provider taxes.  Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
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ARTICLE 5.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
§9-5-12a.
Medicaid program;
dental care.
(a) The following terms are defined:
(1) “Cosmetic services” means dental work that improves the appearance of the teeth, gums, or bite, including, but not limited to, inlays or onlays, composite bonding, dental veneers, teeth whitening, or braces.
(2) “Diagnostic and preventative services” means dental work that maintains good oral health and includes oral evaluations, routine cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatment, fillings, and extractions.    (3) “Restorative services” means dental work that involves tooth replacement, including, but not limited to, dentures, dental implants, bridges, crowns, or corrective procedures such as root canals.
(b) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall extend Medicaid coverage to adults age 21 and over covered by the Medicaid program for diagnostic and preventative dental services and restorative dental services, excluding cosmetic services.
This coverage is limited to $1,000 each budget year.
Recipients must pay for services over the $1,000 yearly limit.
No provision in this section shall restrict the department in exercising new options provided by, or to be in compliance with, new federal legislation that further expands eligibility for dental care for adult recipients.
(c) The Department of Health and Human Resources is responsible for the implementation of, and program design for, a dental care system to reduce the continuing harm and continuing impact on the health care system in West Virginia.
The dental health system design shall include oversight, quality assurance measures, case management, and patient outreach activities.
The Department of Health and Human Resources shall assume responsibility for claims processing in accordance with established fee schedules and financial aspects of the program necessary to receive available federal dollars and to meet federal rules and regulations.
The Department of Health and Human Resources shall seek authority from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement the provisions of this section.
 (d)  The provisions of this section enacted during the 2020 regular legislative session shall only become effective upon approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the provider tax as set forth in §11-27-10a of this code.          Bill Status  |  Bill Tracking  |  Legacy WV Code  |  Bulletin Board  |  District Maps  |  Senate Roster  |  House Roster  |  Live  |  Blog  |  Jobs  |  Links  |  Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 182, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/18/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/18/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/18/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 757)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 539)

  15. House Message received

  16. Communicated to Senate

  17. Passed House (Roll No. 602)

  18. Read 3rd time

  19. Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 601)

  20. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  23. Read 1st time

  24. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  25. With amendment, do pass

  26. To House Finance

  27. With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

  28. To House Health and Human Resources

  29. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  30. Introduced in House

  31. Ordered to House

  32. Passed Senate (Roll No. 302)

  33. Read 3rd time

  34. On 3rd reading

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. On 2nd reading

  37. Read 1st time

  38. On 1st reading

  39. Committee substitute for committee substitute reported

  40. To Finance

  41. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  42. To Health and Human Resources

  43. Introduced in Senate

  44. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  45. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Tom Takubo · Primary
  • Mann · Cosponsor
  • Maroney · Cosponsor
  • Prezioso · Cosponsor
  • Stollings · Cosponsor
  • Weld · Cosponsor
  • Baldwin · Cosponsor
  • Cline · Cosponsor
  • Hardesty · Cosponsor
  • Lindsay · Cosponsor
  • Palumbo · Cosponsor
  • Plymale · Cosponsor
  • Unger · Cosponsor
  • Roberts · Cosponsor
  • Rucker · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

  • Mann
  • Maroney
  • Prezioso
  • Stollings
  • Weld
  • Baldwin
  • Cline
  • Hardesty
  • Lindsay
  • Palumbo
  • Plymale
  • Unger
  • Roberts
  • Rucker

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 85 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 20500
Unaffiliated 601000
Democrat 5000
Total 851500
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Linville — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Evans — Yea
Little — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Steele — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Storch — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Summers — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Miley — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Pack — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Capito — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Walker — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Householder — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Bibby — Nay
Foster — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Hardy — Nay
Wilson — Nay
Cadle — Nay
Paynter — Nay
Fast — Nay
Jeffries, J. — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Patrick Martin Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Nay
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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SUSPEND CONSTITUTIONAL RULE

Passed 84 Yea · 9 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 20302
Unaffiliated 59605
Democrat 5000
Total 84907
% of votes cast 84%9%0%7%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Evans — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Graves — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Storch — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Miley — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Pack — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Capito — Yea
Hill — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Walker — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Householder — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Bibby — Nay
Fast — Nay
Foster — Nay
Paynter — Nay
Cadle — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Cowles — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Jeffries, J. — Not Voting
Kump — Not Voting
Sponaugle — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Not Voting
Carl Martin Republican Nay
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Not Voting
Patrick Martin Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 85 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 21400
Unaffiliated 59803
Democrat 5000
Total 851203
% of votes cast 85%12%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kessinger — Yea
Shott — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Linville — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Evans — Yea
Little — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Steele — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Storch — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Summers — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Pack — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Walker — Yea
Capito — Yea
Hill — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Householder — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Bibby — Nay
Fast — Nay
Jeffries, J. — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Foster — Nay
Porterfield — Nay
Cadle — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Kump — Not Voting
Paynter — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Patrick Martin Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 31100
Total 32200
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Nay
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Nay

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Who sponsors SB 648?
SB 648 is sponsored by Tom Takubo (Republican), Mann, Maroney, Prezioso, Stollings, Weld, Baldwin, Cline, Hardesty, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Unger, Roberts, and Rucker.
What is the current status of SB 648?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2020. Enacted.
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