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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Resale Disclosure Act; established. [HB-2235]
Common interest communities; Resale Disclosure Act. Establishes the Resale Disclosure Act, which sets out disclosure requirements and authorized fees relating to contracts for the resale of property located within common interest communities and provides for the issuance of resale certificates or financial updates. The bill repeals the existing disclosure requirements and authorized fees relating to association disclosure packets under the Property Owners' Association Act and resale certificates under the Virginia Condominium Act. The bill requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. William Wampler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0387) on 03/23/2023
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Prescription drug price transparency; manufacturer reporting requirements. [HB-2233]
Prescription drug price transparency; manufacturer reporting requirements. Removes the requirement that a drug manufacturer submit to the Department of Health's contracted nonprofit data services organization all information included in the manufacturer's annual consolidation report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K or any other public disclosure in order for the manufacturer's prescription drug reporting obligations to be fully satisfied.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Sickles
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/07/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Relating to service employees with National Association for Pupil Transportation Certifications [HB-2443]
The purpose of this bill is to make service employees with National Association for Pupil Transportation Certification as a Director or Supervisor of Pupil Transportation eligible as candidates for professional employee positions involving supervision of a county transportation department and requiring county boards to consider such candidates.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Toney
Introduced In Senate on 02/06/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Permitting pharmacists to dispense the drug ivermectin by means of a standing order [HB-2413]
The purpose of this bill is to allow licensed pharmacists to distribute the drug ivermectin by means of a standing order. The bill makes definitions, provides a framework for the distribute, clarifies the role of the Board of Medicine, and provides for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pritt
Filed For Introduction on 01/11/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Dentists and dental hygienists; DHP shall convene workgroup to analyze licensure requirements. [HB-2251]
Department of Health Professions; Board of Dentistry; licensure requirements of dentists and dental hygienists; viability of licensure by endorsement; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to analyze licensure requirements for dentists and dental hygienists and examine the viability of a licensure by endorsement pathway for dentists and dental hygienists. The work group shall report its findings to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0485) on 03/24/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney [HB-2453]
The purpose of this bill is to permit persons with master's degrees, regardless of the course of study, to take an examination for admission to practice law in the courts of this state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean
Filed For Introduction on 01/11/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment. [HB-2091]
Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment of mental or emotional disorder. Adds an exception to the right of parental access to a minor child's health records if the furnishing to or review by the requesting parent of such health records would be reasonably likely deter the minor from seeking care. Under the bill, a minor 16 years of age or older who is determined by a health care provider to be mature and capable of giving informed consent shall be deemed an adult for the purpose of giving consent to treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Veterans Services, Department of; disclosure of services provided. [HB-2077]
Department of Veterans Services; disclosure of services provided. Requires all attorneys who hold accreditation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans with VA-related claims and appeals processes to provide a written disclosure informing all clients of the free services provided by the Department of Veterans Services for service members, veterans, and their families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0307) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and Commission; created. [HB-2073]
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Adds Virginia to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to create a process for expedited issuance of a license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth for qualifying physicians to enhance the portability of medical licenses while protecting patient safety. The Compact establishes requirements for coordination of information systems among member states and procedures for investigation and discipline of physicians alleged to have engaged in unprofessional conduct. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Adds
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Nurse practitioners; practice authority upon licensure. [HB-2183]
Nurse practitioners; practice authority upon licensure. Removes the requirement that nurse practitioners, other than a nurse practitioner licensed by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing in the category of certified nurse midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist, who meet certain conditions may practice without a practice agreement only if they have completed the equivalent of at least five years of full-time clinical experience as a licensed nurse practitioner. The bill also removes patient care team requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Substance use disorder; providers of treatment, use of methadone or opioid replacements. [HB-2248]
Providers of treatment for substance use disorder; use of methadone or opioid replacements; biometric certification. Requires providers of treatment for substance use disorder who administer methadone or opioid replacements as treatments to utilize biometric certification to verify the identity of the clinician and patient. Biometric certification includes iris scans of patients and either iris scans or two-finger fingerprint scans of clinicians. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to establish a statewide data repository for the storage of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Anderson
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Prescription refills; authority of pharmacists to refill prescriptions for insulin. [HB-2139]
Prescription refills; insulin; authority of pharmacists to refill prescriptions. Allows pharmacists to refill prescriptions for insulin without authorization from the prescriber in emergencies. Prescription refills; insulin; authority of pharmacists to refill prescriptions. Allows pharmacists to refill prescriptions for insulin without authorization from the prescriber in emergencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0341) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Social Work, Board of; expands powers and duties. [HB-2231]
Board of Social Work; powers and duties. Expands the powers and duties of the Board of Social Work to require the Board to maintain a list of the names and contact information of persons approved by the Board to supervise candidates for licensure as a clinical social worker and allows supervisees pursuing licensure as a clinical social worker to change or add a supervisor from the Board's list of currently approved supervisors without prior approval from the Board. Board of Social Work; powers and duties. Expands the powers and duties of the Board
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0489) on 03/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks. [HB-2157]
Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks. Provides that when an interjurisdictional compact requires criminal history record checks as a condition of participation, the applicable health regulatory board shall require each applicant to submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matthew Fariss
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0118) on 03/21/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Human trafficking; continuing education required for biennial renewal of licensure. [SB-1147]
Board of Medicine; continuing education; human trafficking. Requires that, of the hours of continuing education required for renewal of licensure, any licensee of the Board of Medicine may be required by the Board of Medicine to complete up to two hours of continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under the bill, if the Board of Medicine designates a subject area for continuing learning activities or courses, the first subject area shall be on the topic of human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0419) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Drug Control act; distribution of hypodermic needles. [SB-1198]
Drug Control Act; prohibition of distribution of hypodermic needles; exception. Provides an exception to the prohibition of distribution of hypodermic needles for the distribution of hypodermic needles that are designed to be used with a reusable injector pen for the administration of insulin.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0143) on 03/21/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Professional counselors; licensure without examination. [HB-1872]
Board of Counseling; licensure of professional counselors without examination. Allows the Board of Counseling to issue a license to practice as a professional counselor without examination to an applicant seeking initial licensure or renewal of such license and who satisfies all other education, experience, and fitness to practice requirements set forth in regulation and who is qualified to practice professional counseling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Scott
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Resale Disclosure Act; established. [SB-1222]
Common interest communities; Resale Disclosure Act. Establishes the Resale Disclosure Act, which sets out disclosure requirements and authorized fees relating to contracts for the resale of property located within common interest communities and provides for the issuance of resale certificates or financial updates. The bill repeals the existing disclosure requirements and authorized fees relating to association disclosure packets under the Property Owners' Association Act and resale certificates under the Virginia Condominium Act. The bill requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0388) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Anesthesiologist assistants; establishes criteria for licensure. [HB-1925]
Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants. Establishes criteria for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations governing the practice of anesthesiologist assistants. The bill provides that no person shall use or assume the title "anesthesiologist assistant" or hold himself out as an anesthesiologist assistant unless such person holds a license as an anesthesiologist assistant issued by the Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts; licensure criteria, certifying entities. [HB-1946]
Behavior analysts; assistant behavior analysts; licensure criteria; certifying entities. Provides in the criteria for licensure as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst established by the Board of Medicine that certain documentation must be provided by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or its successor. Under current law, such documentation must be provided by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or any other entity that is nationally accredited to certify practitioners of behavior analysis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Howard Wachsmann
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0693) on 03/27/2023