Professions And Occupations
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Nurses, licensed practical; administration of vaccinations. [HB-2301]
Licensed practical nurses; administration of vaccinations. Removes the requirement that the supervision of licensed practical nurses administering vaccinations by registered nurses be immediate and direct.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0182) on 02/23/2017
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Temporary detention; certified evaluators. [SB-1233]
Temporary detention; certified evaluators. Allows emergency physicians, psychiatrists, and certain psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychiatric clinical nurse specialists, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed professional counselors, and licensed clinical social workers to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for mental health treatment in cases in which an employee or designee of the community services board is not available to perform an evaluation within two hours of receiving notification
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Committee Substitute Printed 17105167d-s1 on 02/02/2017
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Opioids; limit on amount prescribed, extends sunset provision. [SB-1232]
Limits on prescription of controlled substances containing opioids. Requires a prescriber registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program (the Program) to request information about a patient from the Program upon initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated, at the onset of treatment, to last more than seven consecutive days and exempts the prescriber from this requirement if the opioid is prescribed as part of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure and such prescription is for no more than
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0252) on 02/24/2017
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Advance directives; persons authorized to provide assistance in completing, training programs. [SB-1242]
Qualified advance directive facilitators. Defines "qualified advance directive facilitator" as a person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department of Health for providing assistance in completing and executing a written advance directive; establishes requirements for training programs for qualified advance directive facilitators; and provides that distribution of a form for an advance directive that meets the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of ministerial assistance to a person with regard to the completion
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0752) on 03/24/2017
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Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. [SB-1230]
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application in accordance with federal regulations and is transmitted to a pharmacy as an electronic data
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0429) on 03/13/2017
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Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances. [SB-1220]
Practice of telemedicine; prescribing. Provides that a health care practitioner who performs or has performed an appropriate examination of the patient, either physically or by the use of instrumentation and diagnostic equipment, for the purpose of establishing a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship may prescribe Schedule II through VI controlled substances to the patient, provided that the prescribing of such controlled substance is in compliance with federal requirements for the practice of telemedicine. The bill also authorizes the Board
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Incorporated By Education And Health on 01/12/2017
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Glucagon; administration by emergency medical services providers. [SB-1244]
Glucagon; administration by emergency medical services providers. Authorizes emergency medical services providers who are certified and authorized to administer drugs and devices and who hold an advanced life support certificate or basic life support certificate issued by the Commissioner of Health to possess and administer glucagon for the emergency treatment of hypoglycemia in accordance with existing protocols.
Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health With Letter (15-y 0-n) on 01/26/2017
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Study; Department of Labor and Industry; violence against health care professionals. [HJR-719]
Study; Department of Labor and Industry; violence against health care professionals in hospital emergency departments; report. Requests the Department of Labor and Industry to study violence against health care professionals in hospital emergency departments and (i) identify the causes of the current disproportionate levels of violence in hospital emergency departments; (ii) analyze whether increasing the penalties for violence against health care professionals in hospital emergency departments would lower the occurrence of violence in emergency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Abortion; informed written consent. [HB-2286]
Abortion; informed written consent. Provides that a woman seeking an abortion may waive in writing any requirement establishing a mandatory time period or mandating that a physician provide to or review with the woman specific information or materials before an abortion may be performed. The bill requires that a copy of such waiver be maintained in the woman's medical records. The bill also provides that, regardless of any waiver, a physician is still obligated to satisfy the applicable standard of care.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Licensure of doctors of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatry; requirements. [HB-2277]
Board of Medicine; requirements for licensure. Removes provisions related to licensure of graduates of an institution not approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board of Medicine. Under the bill, only graduates of institutions approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board of Medicine are eligible for licensure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0117) on 02/21/2017
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Residential rental property; foreclosure shall act as a termination of rental agreement by landlord. [HB-2281]
Residential rental property. Provides that if a residential dwelling unit is foreclosed upon and a tenant is lawfully occupying the dwelling unit at the time of the foreclosure, the foreclosure shall act as a termination of the rental agreement by the landlord. The bill also provides that, if there is in effect at the date of the foreclosure sale a written property management agreement between the landlord and a real estate licensee licensed pursuant to the provisions of § 54.1-2106.1, the foreclosure shall convert the property management agreement
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Leftwich
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0394) on 03/13/2017
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Drugs of concern; drug of concern. [HB-2164]
Drugs of concern; gabapentin. Adds any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of gabapentin, including any of its salts, to the list of drugs of concern. This bill contains an emergency clause.
Sponsored by: Rep. Israel O'Quinn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0181) on 02/23/2017
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Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty. [SB-1194]
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, transfers by the executor or administrator of an
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (12-y 3-n) on 01/18/2017
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Laser hair removal; limits practice. [HB-2119]
Practice of laser hair removal. Limits the practice of laser hair removal to a properly trained person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or licensed as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner or to a properly trained person under the direction and supervision of a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine or physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0390) on 03/13/2017
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Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. [HB-2165]
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application and provides that Schedule II through V prescriptions must be transmitted in accordance with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0115) on 02/21/2017
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Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation. [SB-1178]
Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation. Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 2163.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0812) on 04/05/2017
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Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation. [HB-2163]
Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation. Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 1178.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0794) on 04/05/2017
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School attendance officer; powers and duties. [HB-2195]
School attendance officer; powers and duties. Authorizes a school attendance officer or local school division superintendent or his designee acting as an attendance officer to complete, sign, and file petitions and motions for the enforcement of certain orders entered by a juvenile and domestic relations district court. The bill also provides that a nonattorney attendance officer or local school division superintendent or his designee acting as an attendance officer performing the powers and duties of an attendance officer is not considered the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Torian
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks required, penalty. [HB-2187]
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, transfers by the executor or administrator of an
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Contractors, Board for; exemptions, responsibility for contracting with unlicensed person. [SB-1193]
Board for Contractors; exemption from licensure; responsibility for contracting with unlicensed or unregistered person. Exempts from licensure work undertaken by a person providing construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition valued at $2,500 or less per project on behalf of a properly licensed contractor, provided that such contractor holds a valid license in the residential or commercial building contractor classification. The bill provides, however, that any construction services that require an individual license or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0135) on 02/21/2017