Professions And Occupations
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance [HB-4972]
The purpose of this bill is provide the option to use accrued annual or sick leave for additional credited service or to fund health insurance under the West Virginia State Police Retirement System.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Physician assistants; definitions, requisite training and education achievements. [HB-1545]
Requisite training and education achievements of physician assistants. Permits the Board of Medicine to grant provisional licensure as a physician assistant to applicants pending the results of an examination, as defined in the bill. Such provisional license is valid for six months or until an applicant obtains full licensure, whichever is shorter. The bill directs the Board to revoke the provisional licensure of an applicant who fails an examination but provides that an applicant may reapply for provisional licensure if such applicant has failed
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Public schools; opioid antagonist administration, etc. [SB-726]
Public schools; opioid antagonist procurement, possession, and administration; school board employee training and certification; opioid overdose prevention and reversal instruction; guidelines and requirements. Requires each local school board to develop, in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Department of Health in collaboration with the Department of Education, plans, policies, and procedures for (i) providing at each public secondary school that includes grades nine through 12 a program of instruction on opioid overdose prevention
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc. [SB-716]
Board of Medicine; unprofessional conduct. Prohibits the Board of Medicine from taking disciplinary action against a doctor based on the alleged provision or receipt of abortion care that is not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, regardless of where such abortion care was provided or received. The bill also specifies that grounds for refusal to issue a certificate or license to any applicant or to take disciplinary action for procuring or performing an abortion apply to such action only as it is prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition. [HB-1499]
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund created; psychological practitioner defined; educational requirements for nursing faculty. Modifies the enabling legislation for the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority by adding four additional ex officio members to the Authority's Board of Directors, adding setting priorities for and managing graduate medical education programs to the duties of the Authority, specifying additional recipients of the Board's biennial
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Behavioral health technicians and trainees; registration requirements for Board of Counseling. [HB-1500]
Board of Counseling; registration of behavioral health technicians and behavioral health technician trainees. Establishes requirements for the Board of Counseling to register individuals as behavioral health technicians or behavioral health technician trainees. The bill authorizes the Board to promulgate regulations for such registration, including necessary qualifications, education, and experience. The bill removes references to qualified mental health professionals with a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Remove licensure requirements for certain radon specialists [HB-4928]
The purpose of this bill is remove the licensure requirement for radon mitigation contractors, radon mitigation specialists, and radon testers.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Health professions; universal licensure, requirements. [HB-1479]
Health professions; universal licensure; requirements. Requires health regulatory boards within the Department of Health Professions to recognize licenses or certifications issued by other United States jurisdictions, as defined in the bill, as fulfillment for licensure or certification in the Commonwealth if certain conditions are met. The bill also requires such health regulatory boards to recognize work experience as fulfillment for licensure or certification in the Commonwealth if certain conditions are met. The bill does not apply to licensure
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Banning certain practices by medical students without informed consent [HB-4939]
The purpose of this bill is to require informed consent before medical students perform or are present for certain medical procedures.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Health professions; universal licensure, requirements. [SB-682]
Health professions; universal licensure; requirements. Requires health regulatory boards within the Department of Health Professions to recognize licenses or certifications issued by other United States jurisdictions, as defined in the bill, as fulfillment for licensure or certification in the Commonwealth if certain conditions are met. The bill also requires such health regulatory boards to recognize work experience as fulfillment for licensure or certification in the Commonwealth if certain conditions are met. The bill does not apply to licensure
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act. [HB-1450]
Drug Control Act; Schedule I; Schedule II; Schedule IV; Schedule V. Adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V 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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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular profession [SB-493]
The purpose of this bill is to amend §1-1-6 and §30-1-24 relating generally to the use of criminal records as disqualification, from authorization to practice a profession or occupation, by a board, authority, or other agency authorized to issue licenses, certifications, registrations, or other authorizations to engage in a particular profession or occupation.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection [HB-4884]
The purpose of this bill is to create a healthcare provider right to object to certain procedures act with definitions; defining treatments or patients that may be objected to; and providing right to file civil action for damages and injunctive relief and action by the Attorney General.
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Dental board; dental hygienists [SB-1154]
Dental board; dental hygienists
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To reduce the certification period for certain emergency medical personnel from 4 years to 2 years [HB-4868]
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the certification periods for EMS personnel from 4 years to 2 years to align certification periods with those of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, to reduce the certification renewal fees to correspond with the shorter certification period and to require the Office of Emergency Medical Services to publish disciplinary actions taken against certified EMS personnel on its website.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to regulation of pawnbrokers [SB-481]
The purpose of this bill is to regulate pawnbrokers. The bill removes an exception for certain transactions from the report required of all pawnbrokers. The bill requires all pawnbrokers to be equipped with certain surveillance equipment and signage effective January 1, 2024. The bill prohibits pawnbrokers from doing business with certain persons. The bill prohibits pawnbrokers from purchasing certain items or transacting with certain items from anyone. The bill creates misdemeanor offenses for certain violations. Finally, the bill increases the
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South Dakota 2024 Regular Session
Establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry. [HB-1099]
Establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Practice of athletic training; amends definition. [HB-1389]
Practice of athletic training; definition. Amends the definition of "practice of athletic training" to allow the practice of athletic training to be conducted in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
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South Dakota 2024 Regular Session
Revise provisions related to the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and its appointed professional councils. [SB-87]
Revise provisions related to the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and its appointed professional councils.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty. [HB-1387]
Department of Health Professions; veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty. Provides an exception to the unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine for any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel who provides emergency treatment to any animal in his care that is injured in the line of duty.