HB32
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Clark |
Medicine, Board of; continuing ed. related to implicit bias and cultural competency in health care. |
Summary:
Board of Medicine; continuing education; implicitbias and cultural competency in health care.
Requires the Boardof Medicine to adopt and implement policies that require each practitionerlicensed by the Board who has direct contact with persons who areor may become pregnant to complete two hours of continuing educationrelated to implicit bias, defined in the bill, and cultural competencyin health care at least once every other license renewal cycle.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
12/18/2023 - Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services 1/11/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB32) 1/17/2024 - Assigned sub: Health Professions 1/25/2024 - Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1130-Hayes) 1/30/2024 - Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB1130-Hayes)
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1130-Hayes)
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HB42
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Hope |
Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc. |
Summary:
Civil immunity; dentists and dental hygienists; mental health treatment for health care professionals; reporting requirements.
Adds dentists and dental hygienists to the list of providers who are immune from civil liability for any act done or made in performance of his duties while serving as a member of or consultant to an entity that functions primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations on a professional program to address issues related to career fatigue and wellness in health care professionals. The bill also extends civil immunity to certain providers for any act done or made in performance of his duties while serving as a member of or consultant to an entity that functions primarily to arrange for or provide outpatient health care for health care professionals. The bill also revises the Board of Medicine reporting requirements when a health care professional is admitted for mental health treatment. Under the bill, if a health care professional is voluntarily admitted to a health care institution for treatment of a substance abuse or psychiatric illness and is no longer believed to be a danger within 30 days then no report will be made to the Board of Medicine. This bill is identical to SB 629.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB42ER) 2/29/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB42ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
SB629 (Pillion) - Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.
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Civil
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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HB371
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Martinez |
Physicians; informed consent, procedure observation by students or trainees for teaching purposes. |
Summary:
Physicians; informed consent; procedure observationby students or trainees for teaching purposes.
Requires physiciansto notify patients that students or trainees may observe a procedureand requires physicians to obtain informed consent before such observationmay occur.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
1/17/2024 - Assigned sub: Health Professions 1/24/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB371) 1/25/2024 - House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered 1/25/2024 - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) 2/1/2024 - Tabled in Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N 1-A)
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HB605
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Price |
Dental hygienists; remote supervision. |
Summary:
Dental hygienists; remote supervision.
Extendsfrom 90 days to 180 days the period during which a dental hygienistpracticing under remote supervision may continue to treat a patient,after which period the supervising dentist shall conduct an examinationor refer the patient to another dentist to conduct an examination. Under current law, a dental hygienist practicing under remote supervisionmay continue to treat a patient for 90 days.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB605ER) 2/29/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB605ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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HB699
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Maldonado |
Treatment with opioids; Board of Medicine, et al., to amend their regulations. |
Summary:
Board of Medicine; Board of Dentistry; Board of Optometry; Boards of Medicine and Nursing; patient counseling; treatment with opioids.
Directs the Board of Medicine, the Board of Dentistry, the Board of Optometry, and the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to amend their regulations to require the provision of certain information to patients being prescribed an opioid for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. The bill requires that the regulations include an exception to the required provision of such information for patients who are (i) in active treatment for cancer, (ii) receiving hospice care from a licensed hospice or palliative care, (iii) residents of a long-term care facility, (iv) being prescribed an opioid in the course of treatment for substance abuse or opioid dependence, or (v) receiving treatment for sickle cell disease. The bill directs the Boards to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB699ER) 2/29/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB699ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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HB964
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Willett |
Medicine, Board of; an attorney is allowed to serve as executive director for the Board. |
Summary:
Board of Medicine; executive director; qualifications.Allows attorneys to serve as the executive director for the Boardof Medicine.
Under current law, the executive director for the Boardof Medicine must be a physician.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB964ER) 2/29/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB964ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
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HB1067
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Hodges |
Pharmacy technicians; expansion of allowable duties. |
Summary:
Pharmacy technicians; expansion of allowable duties.
Allows pharmacy technicians to clarify quantity or refills for a prescription issued for a Schedule VI drug. Current law only allows pharmacy technicians to accept refill authorizations. The bill also allows pharmacy technicians to accept electronic transfer of a refill for a Schedule VI drug upon order of the pharmacist-in-charge or pharmacist on duty if the refill is not an on-hold prescription. The bill defines "on-hold prescription" as a valid prescription that is received and maintained at the pharmacy for initial dispensing on a future date.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1067ER) 2/29/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1067ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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HB1130
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Hayes |
Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc. |
Summary:
Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency.
Directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of the continuing education requirements for renewal of licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training and requires the Board of Medicine to report on the training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. This bill is identical to SB 35.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
4/8/2024 - Governor's recommendation received by House 4/8/2024 - Governor's substitute printed 24109382D-H2 4/17/2024 - House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N) 4/17/2024 - VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) 4/17/2024 - Communicated to Governor
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/23/2024 - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) 2/23/2024 - Passed by for the day 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
SB35 (Locke) - Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N); Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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HB1185
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Willett |
Prescription Monitoring Program; overdose information. |
Summary:
Board of Health; Department of Health Professions; Prescription Monitoring Program; overdose information.
Directs the Board of Health to report Admit, Transfer, and Discharge data elements on patients who overdose on opioids to the Department of Health Professions for use in the Prescription Monitoring Program. The bill requires practitioners to obtain such data when prescribing opioids.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/12/2024 - Engrossed by House as amended HB1185E 2/12/2024 - Printed as engrossed 24103355D-E 2/13/2024 - Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) 2/13/2024 - VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) 2/13/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1185E)
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/14/2024 - Referred to Committee on Education and Health 2/21/2024 - Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions 2/29/2024 - Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 2/29/2024 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations 3/4/2024 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
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Health and Human Resources Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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HB1269
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Price |
Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services, exception. |
Summary:
Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services; exception.
Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, providers of substance abuse or mental health services to adults, and community services boards and behavioral health authorities to hire applicants convicted of certain barrier crimes of misdemeanor assault and battery or involving controlled substances provided that such conviction occurred more than four years prior to the application date for employment. This bill is identical to SB 626.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1269ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 4/3/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1269ER)
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Senate requested conference committee 2/29/2024 - Conferees appointed by Senate 2/29/2024 - Senators: Pillion, Perry, Carroll Foy 3/8/2024 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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HB1340
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Glass |
Breast implant patient decision checklist; Board of Medicine to develop. |
Summary:
Board of Medicine; breast implant patient decision checklist required.
Directs the Board of Medicine to developa patient decision checklist for procedures involving breast implantsthat informs patients of the potential risks of breast implants. The bill requires physicians to obtain an executed breast implantpatient decision checklist from the patient before conducting anyprocedure that involves breast implants.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
1/31/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1340H1) 2/1/2024 - Read first time 2/2/2024 - Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to 2/2/2024 - Rereferred to Health and Human Services 2/13/2024 - Left in Health and Human Services
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Health Professions
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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