Professions And Occupations
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession and administration. [HB-1642]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Possession and administration of naloxone. Adds employees of the Department of Forensic Science, employees of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and employees of the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services to the list of individuals who may possess and administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist, provided that they have completed a training program. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1031.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eileen Filler-Corn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0107) on 02/21/2017
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Gettr Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances. [SB-1009]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
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 Lincoln Barker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0058) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability. [SB-1024]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
Health care practitioners; reporting disabilities of drivers. Provides that any doctor of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry or any nurse practitioner, physician assistant, optometrist, physical therapist, or clinical psychologist who reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles the existence, or probable existence, of a mental or physical disability or infirmity of any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle that the reporting individual believes affects such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely is not subject to civil
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan S. Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0720) on 03/24/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Allowing licensed professionals to donate time to the care of indigent and needy [HB-2692]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow certain actively licensed health care professionals to donate their time to the care of the indigent and the needy under a program currently in place for retired or retiring health care professionals. This bill also amends the program to allow health care professionals to see indigent and needy patients in their own offices or in the clinic setting provided for by the entity coordinating the patient’s care as provided for by this program. This bill also adds new sections of code allow physician assistants, licensed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daryl E. Cowles
Filed For Introduction on 02/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide. [SB-1027]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide. Authorizes a pharmaceutical processor, after obtaining a permit from the Board of Pharmacy (the Board) and under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, to manufacture and provide cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil to be used for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. The bill sets limits on the number of permits that the Board may issue and requires that the Board adopt regulations establishing health, safety, and security requirements for permitted
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam P. Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0613) on 03/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Board of Accountancy. [SB-1019]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Board of Accountancy. Amends provisions governing the regulation of certified public accountants (CPAs) by the Board of Accountancy, including (i) clarifying that CPAs are subject to the continuing professional education requirements without regard to whether they use the CPA title when providing services to the public, (ii) prohibiting a CPA from practicing under an expired license, and (iii) requiring that employment experience reported on a license application be verified by a licensed CPA. The bill extends from three to five years the time for
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Lincoln Barker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0403) on 03/13/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Allowing a person who is qualified by training to be a barber and a cosmetologist to elect to practice solely as a barber [HB-2691]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow persons qualified by training to be a barber and a cosmetologist to elect to practice solely as a barber and maintain licensure by taking continuing education solely in subjects related to barbering.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lynne Arvon
Chapter 179, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators. [SB-981]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators. Provides that persons who administer, organize, arrange, or promote the rendering of services to patients of certain clinics shall not be liable to patients of such clinics for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services unless the act or omission was the result of such persons' or the clinic's gross negligence or willful misconduct. This bill is identical to HB 1748.
Sponsored by: Sen. William M. Stanley
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0057) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; Crohn's disease. [HB-1637]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Crime ]
Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; Crohn's disease. Provides an affirmative defense in a prosecution for the possession of marijuana if the marijuana is in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil possessed pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner of medicine or osteopathy licensed by the Board of Medicine for purposes of treating Crohn's disease or alleviating such patient's symptoms. The bill provides that a practitioner shall not be prosecuted for distribution of marijuana for the treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher K. Peace
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to partial filling of prescriptions [SB-428]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
The purpose of this bill is to bring West Virginia Code into conformity with federal law and the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 829, as modified in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. The bill provides the conditions under which a pharmacist may partially fill a prescription, and the limitations on subsequently filling the remaining portion of that prescription.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings
To House Judiciary on 03/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Business advertising material; expands definition. [HB-1629]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Business advertising material; private security services businesses. Expands the definition of business advertising material as it relates to private security services businesses to include any electronic medium, including the Internet, social media, and digital advertising.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland F. Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0085) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Private security; compliance agent experience, surety bond. [HB-1628]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
Private security; compliance agent experience; surety bond. Removes the requirement that a compliance agent for a private security services business have either five years of experience or three years of managerial or supervisory experience in a private security services business, a state or local law-enforcement agency, or a related field. The bill also removes the option for a private security services business or a private security services training school to be covered by a bond in lieu of liability insurance. The bill provides that it will
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland F. Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0495) on 03/13/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Update, revise, and repeal certain provisions relating to nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. [SB-61]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Update, revise, and repeal certain provisions relating to nurse practitioners and nurse midwives.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen L. Soli
Signed By The Governor On February 23, 2017 S.j. 514 on 02/23/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As enacted, establishes provisions governing licensure of engineers for certain persons with a master's degree from an approved institution who have passed Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. - Amends TCA Section 62-2-401. [SB-329]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
As enacted, establishes provisions governing licensure of engineers for certain persons with a master's degree from an approved institution who have passed Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. - Amends TCA Section 62-2-401.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Kelsey
Pub. Ch. 348 on 05/22/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements of the recruitment assistance program or the rural health care facility recruitment assistance program and to declare an emergency. [HB-1042]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements of the recruitment assistance program or the rural health care facility recruitment assistance program and to declare an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Signed By The Governor On February 9, 2017 H.j. 364 on 02/09/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise certain provisions regarding wholesale drug distributors, to provide for licensure and regulation of outsourcing facilities for certain drugs, and to establish a fee for licensure of outsourcing facilities. [HB-1044]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Revise certain provisions regarding wholesale drug distributors, to provide for licensure and regulation of outsourcing facilities for certain drugs, and to establish a fee for licensure of outsourcing facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Human Services
Signed By The Governor On March 6, 2017 H.j. 682 on 03/07/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise certain provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy. [HB-1043]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Revise certain provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Human Services
Scheduled For Hearing on 01/19/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise and repeal certain provisions regarding dental corporations. [SB-47]
[Healthcare ]
Revise and repeal certain provisions regarding dental corporations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Health and Human Services
Signed By The Governor On February 3, 2017 S.j. 304 on 02/06/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise and repeal certain provisions regarding the practice of barbering. [HB-1050]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Revise and repeal certain provisions regarding the practice of barbering.
Sponsored by: Rep. Commerce and Energy
Signed By The Governor On February 3, 2017 H.j. 302 on 02/06/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Provide for the certification of emergency medical responders. [SB-48]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Provide for the certification of emergency medical responders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Health and Human Services
Signed By The Governor On February 23, 2017 S.j. 514 on 02/23/2017