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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Places of public accommodation; possession and administration of epinephrine. [HB-1035]
Places of public accommodation; possession and administration of epinephrine. Permits every place of public accommodation, defined in relevant law as all places or businesses offering or holding out to the general public goods, services, privileges, facilities, advantages, or accommodations, to make epinephrine available for administration and permits any employee of such place of public accommodation who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to possess and administer epinephrine to a person present in such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0465) on 04/04/2024
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Automated and remote dispensing systems; use in certain facilities. [HB-1038]
Board of Pharmacy; use of automated dispensing systems and remote dispensing systems in certain facilities. Defines "remote dispensing system" as a profile-driven automated drug dispensing system that performs operations or activities relative to the storage, packaging, labeling, or dispensing of medications employing bidirectional and audio-visual technology to facilitate pharmacist communication with a patient, an authorized agent of a patient, or a person licensed to administer drugs, and collects, controls, and maintains all transaction information.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Howard Wachsmann
Incorporated By Health And Human Services on 01/30/2024
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Health care; decision-making, end of life, penalties. [HB-858]
Health care; decision-making; end of life; penalties. Allows an adult diagnosed with a terminal condition to request and an attending health care provider to prescribe a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient's life. The bill requires that a patient's request for a self-administered controlled substance to end his life must be given orally on two occasions and in writing, signed by the patient and one witness, and that the patient be given an express opportunity to rescind his request at any time. The bill makes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Passed By For The Day on 02/13/2024
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Public elementary and secondary schools; policies and requirements relating to naloxone. [SB-387]
Public elementary and secondary schools; policies and requirements relating to naloxone. Requires each local school board to develop, in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Department of Health in collaboration with the Department of Education, plans and policies for each public elementary and secondary school relating to opioid overdose prevention and reversal, including (i) the procurement, storage, and maintenance of at least two unexpired doses of naloxone at each such school; (ii) the possession and administration of naloxone by
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Sponsored by: Sen. Stella Pekarsky
Incorporated By Education And Health on 02/01/2024
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Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report. [SB-274]
Prescription Drug Affordability Board established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. The bill requires the Board to meet in open session at least four times annually, with certain exceptions and requirements enumerated in the bill. Members of the Board are required to disclose any conflicts of interest, as described in the bill. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Contractors, Board for; required regulations and disclosures. [SB-313]
Board for Contractors; required regulations and disclosures. Board for Contractors; required regulations and disclosures. Requires the Board for Contractors to adopt regulations requiring all Class A, B, and C residential contractors, excluding subcontractors to the contracting parties and those who engage in routine maintenance or service contracts, to use legible written contracts that include certain terms and conditions. The bill directs the Board to require a statement of protections be provided by the contractor to the homeowner, consumer,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties. [SB-280]
Health care; decision-making; end of life; penalties. Allows an adult diagnosed with a terminal disease to request and an attending health care provider to prescribe a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient's life. The bill requires that a patient's request for a self-administered controlled substance to end his life must be given orally on two occasions and in writing, signed by the patient and one witness, and that the patient be given an express opportunity to rescind his request at any time. The bill makes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Continued To 2025 With Substitute In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 03/04/2024
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Dental hygienists; remote supervision. [HB-605]
Dental hygienists; remote supervision. Extends from 90 days to 180 days the period during which a dental hygienist practicing under remote supervision may continue to treat a patient, after which period the supervising dentist shall conduct an examination or refer the patient to another dentist to conduct an examination. Under current law, a dental hygienist practicing under remote supervision may continue to treat a patient for 90 days.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0295) on 04/02/2024
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Funeral arrangements; def. of next of kin, proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements. [HB-652]
Funeral arrangements; disputes between next of kin; proof of next of kin status. Establishes a dispute resolution process for disagreements about what persons are responsible for a decedent's funeral and the disposition for such decedent's remains. The bill permits funeral service licensees to require a person claiming next of kin status to execute a document affirming that such person is the next of kin. Funeral arrangements; disputes between next of kin; proof of next of kin status. Establishes a dispute resolution process for disagreements about
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0200) on 03/28/2024
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Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition. [SB-155]
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund created; psychological practitioner defined; educational requirements for nursing faculty. Modifies the enabling legislation for the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority by adding four additional ex officio members to the Authority's Board of Directors, adding setting priorities for and managing graduate medical education programs to the duties of the Authority, specifying additional recipients of the Board's biennial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0761) on 04/08/2024
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Advance Health Care Planning Registry; amendment of regulations. [SB-154]
Advance Health Care Planning Registry; amendment of regulations. Amends the list of documents that may be submitted to the Advance Health Care Directive Registry to include any other document that supports advance health care planning. The bill also changes the name of the Advance Health Care Directive Registry to the Advance Health Care Planning Registry. The bill directs the Department of Health to amend certain Advance Health Care Planning Registry regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0231) on 03/28/2024
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Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools, penalties. [HB-585]
Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools; penalties. Provides that no home-based firearms dealer, as defined in the bill, shall be engaged in the business of selling, trading, or transferring firearms at wholesale or retail within 1.5 miles of any elementary or middle school, including buildings and grounds. The bill provides that any person who willfully violates such prohibition is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for a first offense and guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Contractors, Board for; required regulations and disclosures. [HB-576]
Board for Contractors; required regulations and disclosures. Requires the Board for Contractors to adopt regulations requiring all Class A, B, and C residential contractors, excluding subcontractors to the contracting parties and those who engage in routine maintenance or service contracts, to use legible written contracts that include certain terms and conditions. The bill directs the Board to require a statement of protections be provided by the contractor to the homeowner, consumer, or buyer in transactions involving door-to-door solicitations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Credentialed addiction treatment professionals; definition to include licensed behavior analysts. [HB-503]
Department of Medical Assistance Services; credentialed addiction treatment professionals; licensed behavior analysts; definition. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend in its regulations the definition of "credentialed addiction treatment professional" to include licensed behavior analysts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0288) on 04/02/2024
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Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report. [HB-570]
Prescription Drug Affordability Board established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. The bill requires the Board to meet in open session at least four times annually, with certain exceptions and requirements enumerated in the bill. Members of the Board are required to disclose any conflicts of interest, as described in the bill. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc. [HB-519]
Board of Medicine; unprofessional conduct. Prohibits the Board of Medicine from taking disciplinary action against a doctor based on the alleged provision or receipt of abortion care that is not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, regardless of where such abortion care was provided or received. The bill also specifies that grounds for refusal to issue a certificate or license to any applicant or to take disciplinary action for procuring or performing an abortion apply to such action only as it is prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Out-of-state health care practitioners; temp. authorization to practice in assisted living fac. [HB-511]
Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice; assisted living facilities. Adds assisted living facilities to the list of eligible health care employers for which a health care practitioner licensed, certified, or registered in another state or the District of Columbia may temporarily practice for one 90-day period, provided that the practitioner is contracted by or has received an offer of employment in the Commonwealth from the health care employer and certain other conditions are met. Out-of-state health care practitioners;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0390) on 04/04/2024
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Summons; promise to appear after issuance, issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases. [HB-520]
Promise to appear after the issuance of a summons; issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases; nonviolent felonies. Provides that if any person refuses to give a written promise to appear after the issuance of a summons, the arresting officer shall give such person notice of the time and place of the hearing, note such person's refusal to give his written promise to appear on the summons, and forthwith release him from custody. Under current law, any person refusing to give such written promise to appear is required to be taken immediately
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
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Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users. [HB-516]
Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users. Requires pharmacies to notify each person who identifies themselves or a patient as blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription label or alternate accommodation is available to the person upon request at no additional cost. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill no later than December 31, 2024. Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0725) on 04/08/2024
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Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption. [SB-133]
Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption. Allows physician assistants employed by a hospital or employed in certain facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or in federally qualified health centers designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to practice without a separate practice agreement if the credentialing and privileging requirements of the applicable facility include a practice arrangement, as described in the bill.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0116) on 03/20/2024