Virginia Nurses Association
Legislative Bill List for 9 January, 2015
Bills
Committee
Last action
Date
HB 1339
- Ware - Health benefit
exchange; information on health
benefit plans.
(H) Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
(H) Referred to
Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
11/26/14
HB 1391
- Albo - Interstate Health
Care Compact; established.
(H) Committee on
Rules
(H) Referred to
Committee on
Rules
12/15/14
HB 1395
- Lindsey - Nursing, Board
of; licensure of applicant with
previous conviction.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/16/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1396
- Leftwich - Nursing homes
and assisted living facilities; staffing
standards.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/16/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1413
- Filler-Corn - Hospital
discharge procedures; designation of
individual to receive information and
instructions.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/19/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1414
- Marshall, R.G. Government-issued licenses, etc.;
obtaining or renewing, conscience
clause.
(H) Committee on
General Laws
(H) Referred to
Committee on
General Laws
HB 1420
- Plum - Newborn screening;
Krabbe disease and other lysosomal
storage disorders shall be included in
test.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/22/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1421
- Filler-Corn - Workforce
development; duties of the Chief
Workforce Development Advisor.
(H) Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
(H) Referred to
Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
12/22/14
HB 1427
(H) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(H) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
12/23/14
- Lingamfelter - Death
caused by a Schedule I or II
controlled substance; penalty.
12/19/14
HB 1432
- Cole - Health care
providers; regulation, prohibited acts,
Class 1 misdemeanor.
(H) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(H) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
HB 1435
- O'Bannon - Physician
assistants and nurse practitioners;
appointment as medical examiners.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/24/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1441
- Bell, Richard P. - Child
abuse or neglect, suspected; person
required to report, training program
required.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/27/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1445
- Albo - Marijuana;
possession or distribution for medical
purposes, treatment of epilepsy.
(H) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(H) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
HB 1457
- O'Bannon - Direct access to
physical therapy.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/30/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1458
- O'Bannon - Naloxone;
administration in cases of opiate
overdose.
(H) Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
(H) Referred to
12/30/14
Committee on
Health, Welfare and
Institutions
HB 1459
- O'Bannon - Neighborhood
assistance tax credits; eligibility of
physician and health care specialists.
(H) Committee on
Finance
(H) Referred to
Committee on
Finance
12/30/14
HB 1476
- Leftwich - Nurse
practitioners; expert witness
testimony, added to definition of
health care provider.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/02/15
HB 1499
- Albo - Breast-feeding in
public places; mother's right,
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/05/15
HB 1509
- Sullivan - Hospitals;
required notice to patients.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/05/15
HB 1515
- Bulova - Maternity
patients; information about safe sleep
environments for infants.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/06/15
HB 1524
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/06/15
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/06/15
- Ward - Ultrasound prior to
abortion.
HB 1530
- Berg - Federal health
benefit exchange; plan management
function.
12/23/14
12/29/14
HB 1539
- Albo - Virginia
Translational Medicine Investment
Fund; established.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/06/15
HB 1541
- Watts - Birth control;
definition.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/06/15
HB 1559
- Rust - Incapacitated adults;
abuse or neglect, penalty.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/07/15
HB 1561
- Rust - Hospitals; required
notice to patients.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/07/15
HB 1583
- Watts - Certified nurse
aides; education programs.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/07/15
HB 1605
- Plum - Marijuana;
possession or distribution for medical
purposes.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/08/15
HB 1607
- Garrett - Medicolegal
death investigators; Chief Medical
Examiner authorized to appoint.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/08/15
HB 1638
- Miller - Felony homicide;
felony drug offenses; penalty.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/09/15
HB 1647
- Miller - Reporting of
medical aid or treatment for drug
overdoses.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/09/15
HB 1657
- Rust - Advance directives;
directions about life-prolonging
procedures during pregnancy.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/09/15
HB 1660
- Rust - Recognition of EMS
Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact.
(H) Referral Pending
(H) Committee
Referral Pending
01/09/15
HJ 532
- Lingamfelter - Virginia's
workers' compensation system;
JLARC to study.
(H) Committee on
Rules
(H) Referred to
Committee on
Rules
12/23/14
SB 713
- Stanley - Patient-Centered
Medical Home Advisory Council;
established.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/04/14
SB 714
(S) Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
12/04/14
- Stanley - Private health
insurance exchanges; registration and
operation in the Commonwealth.
SB 715
- Stanley - Medicaid; DMAS
to enter into contracts in regions with
regional care organizations.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/04/14
SB 718
- Stanley - Telemedicine;
Department of Health to establish a
three-year pilot program, report.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/08/14
SB 732
- Stanley - Investigational
drugs; expanded access.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/15/14
SB 733
- Locke - Abortion;
requirement for ultrasound.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/15/14
SB 750
- Black - Hospitals; required
notice to patients.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/19/14
SB 760
- Edwards - Medicare;
supplement policies for certain
individuals under age 65.
(S) Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Commerce and
Labor
12/23/14
SB 769
- McEachin - Health insurance;
essential health benefits, abortion
coverage.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/23/14
SB 773
- McWaters - Psychiatric
treatment of minors; objecting minor.
(S) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(S) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
12/23/14
SB 776
- Newman - Physical therapy;
certain experience and referrals
required to practice.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
12/29/14
SB 779
- McWaters - Psychiatric
treatment of minors; objecting minor;
criteria; duration of admission.
(S) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(S) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
12/30/14
SB 817
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
01/02/15
- Howell - Prescription
Monitoring Program; disclosure of
information.
SB 851
- Favola - Hospital discharge
procedures; designation of individual
to receive information and
instructions.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
01/06/15
SB 857
- Ebbin - Hospitals; required
notice to patients.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
01/06/15
SB 861
(S) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(S) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
01/07/15
SB 877
- Cosgrove - Recognition of
EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact; created.
(S) Committee on
Privileges and
Elections
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Privileges and
Elections
01/07/15
SB 892
- Petersen - Overdoses;
establishes an affirmative defense to
prosecution of an individual, etc., safe
reporting.
(S) Committee for
Courts of Justice
(S) Referred to
Committee for
Courts of Justice
01/07/15
SB 901
- Lucas - Nurses and nurse
practitioners, registered and practical;
restricted volunteer license.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
01/07/15
SB 902
- Petersen - Minors;
procedures for collection of physical
evidence.
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
01/07/15
SB 920
(S) Committee on
Education and
Health
(S) Referred to
Committee on
Education and
Health
01/08/15
- Chafin - Nurse practitioners.
- Wexton - Timing of
ultrasound prior to abortion; informed
consent.