Professions And Occupations
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions. [SB-948]
Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions. Allows pharmacists to initiate treatment with, dispense, or administer controlled substances or devices for the initiation of treatment of group A Streptococcus bacteria infection, influenza virus infection, COVID-19 virus infection, and urinary tract infection to persons 18 years of age or older with whom the pharmacist has a bona fide pharmacist-patient relationship in accordance with regulations set forth by the Board of Pharmacy. The bill directs the Board
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Gettr Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Industrial hemp; regulated hemp products, etc. [SB-903]
Tetrahydrocannabinol; hemp products; packaging, labeling, and testing; penalties. Limits the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can be included in a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to 0.3 percent and two milligrams per package. The bill limits the application of such THC limits to retail sales and allows a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to contain more than two milligrams of THC if the product or extract contains an amount of cannabidiol (CBD) that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of THC; however, the bill prohibits
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Medical cannabis program; transition from Bd. of Pharmacy to Va. Cannabis Control Authority, report. [HB-1598]
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Transfers oversight and administration of the Commonwealth's medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and is identical to
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. [HB-1597]
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Transfers oversight and administration of the Commonwealth's medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund; established, report, drug cost affordability review. [HB-1596]
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established; Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth, state and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the Commonwealth, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. The bill directs the Governor to appoint the members and alternate
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of Act. [SB-894]
Drug Control Act; Schedule I. Adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule.
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Update provisions related to the licensure of speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants. [HB-1014]
Update provisions related to the licensure of speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants.
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Update provisions related to the licensure of funeral directors and the provision of funeral services. [HB-1015]
Update provisions related to the licensure of funeral directors and the provision of funeral services.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Midwifery; administration of medication. [HB-1511]
Midwifery; administration of medication. Allows licensed midwives to obtain, possess, and administer drugs and devices within the scope of their practice. The bill requires the Board of Medicine to develop and publish best practice and standards of care guidance for all such drugs. The bill limits the liability of entities that provide or dispense drugs or devices to a licensed midwife and that rely in good faith upon the license information provided by the licensed midwife. Under the bill, completing all Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty. [HB-1521]
Kratom; prohibited acts; civil penalty. Provides that no person that sells, prepares, manufactures, distributes, or maintains kratom products, as defined in the bill, or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as selling, preparing, manufacturing, distributing, or maintaining kratom products shall prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale (i) any kratom product that includes or is packed with a substance that is not kratom and that affects the quality or strength of the kratom product or that contains any poisonous or otherwise deleterious
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Repeal the sunset date for provisions related to the licensure of behavior analysts. [HB-1010]
Repeal the sunset date for provisions related to the licensure of behavior analysts.
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South Dakota 2023 Regular Session
Revise provisions relating to addiction and prevention services professionals. [SB-8]
Revise provisions relating to addiction and prevention services professionals.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Naturopathic medicine; establishes licensure requirements for the practice. [HB-1489]
Practice of naturopathic medicine. Establishes licensure requirements for the practice of naturopathic medicine, including education, examinations, and scope of practice for licensure as a naturopathic doctor, defined in the bill. The bill requires the Board of Medicine to promulgate regulations governing the profession and establishes the Advisory Board on Naturopathy to make recommendations to the Board of Medicine. Practice of naturopathic medicine. Establishes licensure requirements for the practice of naturopathic medicine, including education,
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Emergency medical services providers; administration of prescription medication. [HB-1449]
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; administration of prescription medication by emergency medical services providers. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to consider adopting a process to allow emergency medical services providers to administer prescription medication to persons under certain circumstances.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Controlled substances; administration by emergency medical providers. [HB-1447]
Administration of controlled substances; emergency medical services providers. Allows persons who are employed or engaged at a medical care facility who have a valid emergency medical services provider certification issued by the Board of Health as a requirement of being employed or engaged at the medical care facility to administer drugs and devices at the medical care facility pursuant to an oral or written order or standing protocol.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Attorney fees; written notice of lien requirements, validity and amount determinations. [SB-817]
Lien for attorney fees; written notice requirements; validity and amount determinations. Provides that written notice of a lien for attorney fees shall be given either within 45 days of the end of representation or (i) in causes of action sounding in tort or for liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract, before settlement or adjustment or (ii) in cases of annulment or divorce, before final judgment is entered, whichever is earlier. The bill further provides that the validity and amount of such a lien may be determined either by motion in the
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Counseling Compact; licensure of professional counselors. [HB-1433]
Licensure of professional counselors; Counseling Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Counseling Compact. The Compact permits eligible licensed professional counselors to practice in Compact member states, provided that they are licensed in at least one member state. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and directs the Board of Counseling to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Human trafficking; continuing education required for biennial renewal of licensure. [HB-1426]
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.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Counseling Compact; licensure of professional counselors. [SB-802]
Licensure of professional counselors; Counseling Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Counseling Compact. The Compact permits eligible licensed professional counselors to practice in Compact member states, provided that they are licensed in at least one member state. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and directs the Board of Counseling to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Drug Control act; distribution of hypodermic needles. [HB-1409]
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.