Professions And Occupations
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
COVID-19; prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for treatment. [SB-793]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19. Provides that licensed health care providers with prescriptive authority may prescribe, administer, or dispense hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to a patient with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19. The bill prohibits the Board of Medicine from initiating a disciplinary action against a licensed health care provider solely for prescribing, administering, or dispensing hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin to a patient with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19, provided such clinical
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Gettr Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. [SB-788]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
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
Mental illness or emotional disturbance; administration of any medication for treatment, etc. [HB-1389]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Administration of controlled substances for treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbance; parental consent required. Provides that a minor shall not be deemed an adult for the purpose of consenting to administration of medication for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbance. Currently, a minor is deemed an adult for the purpose of consenting to medical and health services needed in the case of outpatient care, treatment, or rehabilitation for mental illness or emotional disturbance.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty. [HB-1307]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
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 is 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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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Controlled substances; prescriber may establish practitioner-patient relationship. [HB-921]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prescribing controlled substances; practitioner-patient relationship; telemedicine. Provides that a prescriber may establish a practitioner-patient relationship for the purpose of prescribing Schedule II through V controlled substances via synchronous interaction with a patient and for the purpose of prescribing Schedule VI controlled substances via asynchronous interaction. The terms "synchronous interaction" and "asynchronous interaction" are defined in the bill.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Associate physicians; licensure and practice. [SB-676]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Licensure and practice of associate physicians. Authorizes the Board of Medicine to issue a two-year license to practice as an associate physician to an applicant who is 18 years of age or older, is of good moral character, has graduated from an accredited medical school, has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, and has not completed a medical internship or residency program. The bill requires all associate physicians to practice in accordance with a practice agreement entered into between
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Practitioners, licensed; continuing education related to implicit bias and cultural competency. [SB-456]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Board of Medicine; implicit bias and cultural competency. Requires all practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to complete two hours of continuing education in each biennium on topics related to implicit bias and cultural competency.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Practitioners, licensed; continuing education related to implicit bias and cultural competency. [HB-1105]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Board of Medicine; implicit bias and cultural competency. Requires all practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to complete two hours of continuing education in each biennium on topics related to implicit bias and cultural competency.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Health professions, certain; licensure by endorsement. [HB-981]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Certain health professions; licensure by endorsement. Requires the Boards of Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing to grant an application by endorsement to any applicant who is licensed, certified, or registered in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or possession upon submission of evidence satisfactory to such board. Currently, the Boards of Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing are authorized but not required to grant a license, certification, or registration by endorsement for applicants wishing to practice regulated
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Defining practice of dentistry [SB-699]
[Healthcare ]
Defining practice of dentistry
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Providing minimum experience requirement for director of services class title involving school transportation [SB-707]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing minimum experience requirement for director of services class title involving school transportation
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Relating to WV Real Estate License Act [SB-685]
[Real Estate ]
Relating to WV Real Estate Licnese Act
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Relating generally to WV Real Estate License Act [SB-681]
[Real Estate ]
Relating generally to WV Real Estate License Act
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Authorizing tactical medical professional to carry firearm with specific training requirements [SB-655]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing tactical medical professional to carry firearm with specific training requirements
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Relating to reducing rates for legal advertising [HB-4735]
[Media and Advertising ]
Relating to reducing rates for legal advertising
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
To create the Partnership for Workforce Quality [HB-4754]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To create the Partnership for Workforce Quality
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
To establish the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact [HB-4731]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
To establish the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Repeal the code provisions requiring auctioneers to be licensed and for auctions to be conducted by a licensed auctioneer [HB-4795]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Repeal the code provisions requiring auctioneers to be licensed and for auctions to be conducted by a licensed auctioneer
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Relating to occupational licensing or other authorization to practice [HB-4634]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Relating to occupational licensing or other authorization to practice
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Reinstate the Contractor Licensing Board under the Division of Labor in Chapter 21 [HB-4590]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Reinstate the Contractor Licensing Board under the Division of Labor in Chapter 21