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HEALTH
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Abortion; informed consent shall include determination by physician of viability of fetus. Amending § 18.2-76. (Patron- Cole, HB 1378 ( F))
Abortion; physicians to report medical treatment for complication thereof. Adding §§ 32.1-162.23 through 32.1-162.26. (Patron- Janis, HB 1274 ( F))
Abortion; preservation of fetal tissue when performed on child under age 15. Adding § 18.2-74.3. (Patron- Cuccinelli, SB 315 ( F))
Abortion; type of licensure required of physicians who perform. Adding § 18.2-74.3. (Patron- Cuccinelli, SB 580 ( F))
Abortion clinics; regulations and licensure. Amending §§ 32.1-102.1, 32.1-123, 32.1-125, 32.1-125.1, 32.1-126, 32.1-127, 32.1-129, 32.1-130, 32.1-131, 32.1-133, and 32.1-135. (Patron- Marshall, R.G., HB 189 ( F))
Abortion services; requires physicians to reside and practice in State. Adding § 54.1-2963.2. (Patron- Marshall, R.G., HB 237 ( F))
Accident and sickness insurance; health care provider panel contracts. Amending § 38.2-3407.10. (Patron- Morgan, HB 323 (Chapter 398))
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision. Amending § 2.2-720. (Patron- Poisson, HB 997 (Chapter 347); Ruff, SB 668 (Chapter 381))
Anabolic steroids; electronic ordering of Schedule II drugs and additions to Schedules IV and V. Amending §§ 54.1-3401, 54.1-3414, 54.1-3415, 54.1-3450, 54.1-3452, and 54.1-3454. (Patron- Morgan, HB 937 (Chapter 346))
Asbestos or silica; persons exposed to products containing cannot bring civil action, exception. Amending §§ 8.01-249 and 8.01-374.1; adding §§ 8.01-249.1 through 8.01-249.5. (Patron- Fralin, HB 1285 ( F))
Assisted living facilities; exempts certain from requirement to have staff member awake 24 hours per day. Adding § 63.2-1803.2. (Patron- Bell, HB 1358 ( C))
Autism; Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek Medicaid waiver to establish program for long-term support of children with this disability. (Patron- Griffith, HB 437 ( F))
Barrier crimes laws; Joint Commission on Health Care to study impact thereof on social service and health care employers, etc. (Patron- Devolites Davis, SJR 106 ( P))
Birth certificates; prohibits both parties of same-sex couple from being listed thereon following adoption. Amending § 32.1-261. (Patron- Hanger, SB 414 ( F))
Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund, Establishing an Economically Balanced Approach for Funding; Report of Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Board (HJR 646, 2005). (HD 11)
Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; employee benefits in Retirement System. Amending §§ 38.2-5016 and 38.2-5016.1. (Patron- Tata, HB 417 (Chapter 777))
Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; includes certain provisions. Amending §§ 38.2-5001, 38.2-5003, 38.2-5004, 38.2-5006, 38.2-5008, 38.2-5009, 38.2-5010, and 38.2-5013; adding §§ 38.2-5009.2 and 38.2-5013.1; repealing § 38.2-5014. (Patron- Tata, HB 416 ( C); Watkins, SB 643 ( C))
Child abuse or neglect; requires physician, etc., to report teenage pregnancy if child is under age 15. Amending § 63.2-1509. (Patron- Cuccinelli, SB 584 ( F))
Childhood lead poisoning; Departments of Health, Housing and Community Development, and Labor and Industry to execute memorandum of agreement relating to prevention thereof, report. (Patron- Lambert, SJR 107 ( F))
Childhood obesity; Board of Education and State Health Department to establish standards for prevention thereof in public schools. Amending §§ 22.1-60.1, 22.1-253.13:5, and 22.1-275.1; adding §§ 22.1-16.4 and 22.1-70.4. (Patron- Edwards, SB 206 ( C))
Childhood obesity; prevention and reduction in public schools. Amending §§ 22.1-60.1, 22.1-253.13:5, and 22.1-275.1; adding §§ 22.1-16.4 and 22.1-70.4. (Patron- Tyler, HB 1593 ( C))
Chronic conditions; Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide for payment of assistance for prevention thereof. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron- Jones, D.C., HB 229 ( F))
Community Health Workers; Final Report of James Madison University on Status, Impact, and Utilization of (HJR 195, 2004). (HD 9)
Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; joint agreements. Amending § 2.2-4343; adding §§ 37.2-512 and 37.2-615. (Patron- Nixon, HB 774 (Chapter 656))
Comprehensive Services Act; children’s residential facilities to be Medicaid providers in order to be eligible for reimbursement. Amending §§ 2.2-5211 and 32.1-325. (Patron- Nutter, HB 426 ( I) See HB577)
Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System; secure system for data collection to be provided. Amending §§ 32.1-69.1 and 32.1-69.2. (Patron- Hogan, HB 1391 (Chapter 699); Lambert, SB 428 (Chapter 906))
Contraception; U.S. Food and Drug Administration encouraged to approve use of Plan B for emergency over-the-counter medication. (Patron- Lucas, SJR 97 ( F))
Dextromethorphan (DXM); Health Commissioner to restrict access to over-the-counter medications containing drug. (Patron- Frederick, HB 875 ( C))
DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform. Amending § 19.2-270.5. (Patron- McEachin, HB 755 ( F); Lucas, SB 286 ( C))
Donor Registry; created. Amending §§ 32.1-292.2 and 32.1-297.1. (Patron- Howell, SB 119 (Chapter 166))
Emergency medical services; facilitates development of quality of care initiative within system. Amending §§ 8.01-581.13, 8.01-581.16, 8.01-581.17, 8.01-581.19, 32.1-111.3, and 32.1-116.1. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 610 (Chapter 412))
Emergency medical services agencies; exempt from surface transportation and removal services. Amending § 54.1-2819. (Patron- Orrock, HB 1145 (Chapter 555))
Emergency medical services personnel; authorization procedures allowing possession and administration of oxygen. Amending § 32.1-111.4. (Patron- Lohr, HB 594 (Chapter 194))
Emergency medical services personnel; required to report child abuse or neglect. Amending §§ 32.1-111.4 and 63.2-1509. (Patron- Cosgrove, HB 598 ( C))
Emergency preparedness plans; Department of Health to study adequacy thereof for residents of special needs facilities. (Patron- O’Bannon, HJR 129 ( C))
Emergency response; notification of location of certain facilities. Amending §§ 32.1-126, 32.1-162.3, 37.2-404, and 63.2-1800. (Patron- Ingram, HB 465 ( F))
Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; eligible individuals to be enrolled in health maintenance organizations. Amending § 32.1-351. (Patron- Welch, HB 831 (Chapter 428))
Family planning services; restrictions on funding. Adding § 32.1-77.1. (Patron- Lingamfelter, HB 1151 ( F))
Felonies; DNA analysis after arrest for capital murder. Amending § 19.2-310.2:1. (Patron- McDougle, SB 579 (Chapter 182))
Foreign language interpreters; Joint Commission on Health Care to study use thereof in medical settings. (Patron- Brink, HJR 42 ( F))
Gamete donors; anonymous donations thereof prohibited in medical procedures. Adding § 54.1-2403.4. (Patron- Marshall, R.G., HB 412 ( C))
Healing arts, practitioners of; Board of Medicine authority to issue restricted volunteer licenses. Adding § 54.1-2928.1. (Patron- Orrock, HB 1487 (Chapter 881))
Health benefits; provides for continuation thereof for certain judges. Amending §§ 51.1-305 and 51.1-1405. (Patron- Reynolds, SB 603 ( F))
Health care; determination of data concerning safety and quality services rendered by physicians. Amending §§ 32.1-276.4 and 32.1-276.5. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 760 (Chapter 426))
Health care coverage; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study extension thereof to those currently uninsured. (Patron- O’Bannon, HJR 158 ( P))
Health Care Funding Act; created. Adding §§ 40.1-143 through 40.1-147. (Patron- Ward, HB 258 ( F))
Health care provider; certain documents prepared thereby considered privileged. Amending § 8.01-581.17. (Patron- Hurt, HB 1023 (Chapter 678))
Health care provider; definition includes marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. Amending §§ 8.01-581.1, 8.01-581.13, 38.2-602, and 38.2-3412.1. (Patron- Shuler, HB 443 (Chapter 638))
Health care services; billing information. Adding § 38.2-3407.15:1. (Patron- Deeds, SB 144 ( C))
Health care services; reduced rate for those medically indigent. Amending §§ 32.1-102.2 and 32.1-102.4. (Patron- Lambert, SB 426 ( F))
Health insurance; local government employees’ participation in state employee health plan. Amending § 2.2-1204. (Patron- Reynolds, SB 9 ( C))
Health insurance; mandated coverage for treatment of inborn errors of metabolism. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.15. (Patron- Gear, HB 894 ( F))
Health insurance; mandated coverage for treatment of malignant brain tumors. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.15. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 623 ( F))
Health insurance; mandated coverage for treatment of morbid obesity. Amending § 38.2-3418.13. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 624 ( F))
Health insurance; State to support federal efforts to encourage pooling thereof. Adding § 2.2-302.1. (Patron- Wagner, SB 487 (Chapter 910))
Health Insurance Plans, High-Deductible, and Quality and Educational Initiatives; Report of Association of Health Plans (HJR 818, 2005). (HD 39)
Health insurance premiums; Joint Commission on Health Care to study increase in health care costs. (Patron- Reynolds, SJR 4 ( P))
Health maintenance organizations; exempts from filing statements of covered and uncovered expenses. Amending §§ 38.2-4300, 38.2-4307.1, and 38.2-5800. (Patron- Kilgore, HB 1044 (Chapter 448))
Health maintenance organizations; Medicaid coverage. Amending §§ 38.2-1318, 38.2-4306, 38.2-4319, 38.2-5803, and 38.2-5804. (Patron- Kilgore, HB 1041 (Chapter 866))
Health professions; reinstatement hearing for mandatory suspension or revocation of license. Amending § 54.1-2409. (Patron- Edwards, SB 214 (Chapter 367))
Health records; allow individuals to obtain their records before destroying. Amending §§ 32.1-127.1:01 and 54.1-2403.2. (Patron- Phillips, HB 637 ( F))
Health records; rights of privacy thereof. Amending § 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 853 (Chapter 433))
Health regulatory boards; Department of Health Professions, et al., to study ways to increase efficiency of investigative and hearing process thereof. (Patron- O’Bannon, HJR 71 ( C))
Health regulatory boards; prohibition of certain transfers of moneys collected on behalf thereof. Amending §§ 54.1-113 and 54.1-2505. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 351 (Chapter 631))
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programs, Federal Funding for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (Item 11 B, Chapter 951, 2005 Acts). (HD 6)
Home Care Consumer and Worker Protection Act; created. Adding §§ 59.1-459.1 through 59.1-459.6. (Patron- Nutter, HB 425 ( C))
Hospital authorities; standardizes powers and duties concerning. Amending §§ 2.2-4345, 15.2-5201, 15.2-5202, 15.2-5204, 15.2-5205, 15.2-5301, 15.2-5307, 15.2-5339, Chapter 271, 1966 Acts, Chapter 742, 1970 Acts, and Chapter 242, 2000 Acts; adding §§ 15.2-5219, 15.2-5340.1, and 15.2-5340.2. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 852 (Chapter 658))
Hospitals; if designated Medicare dependent then considered rural. Amending §§ 32.1-122.07 and 32.1-125.3. (Patron- Puckett, SB 519 (Chapter 378))
Hospitals and health care practitioners; use of reprocessed single-use medical devices, penalty. Adding §§ 32.1-135.3 and 54.1-2403.001. (Patron- Sickles, HB 768 ( C))
Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; guidelines for staffing. Amending § 32.1-127. (Patron- Watts, HB 586 ( F))
Human remains; Commissioner of Department of Health to determine if hazardous to public health. Adding § 32.1-288.1. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 625 (Chapter 651))
I-SaveRx prescription drug program; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to enter into discussions with states that are participating therein, report. (Patron- Carrico, HB 373 ( F); Englin, HB 388 ( I) See HB373)
Identity theft; authorized security freezes by certain consumers who live in nursing facility, etc. Adding § 59.1-443.3. (Patron- Quayle, SB 218 ( F))
Immunizations; adds booster dose of Tdap in accordance with Board’s regulation for certain children. Amending § 32.1-46. (Patron- Howell, SB 117 (Chapter 364))
Immunizations; Joint Commission on Health Care to study continued use of mercury in vaccines. (Patron- Bell, HJR 131 ( F))
Immunizations; minimum requirements for children entering public or private schools or centers, report. Amending § 32.1-46. (Patron- Howell, SB 116 (Chapter 716))
Income tax, state; deduction for licensed medical caregivers. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron- Watts, HB 1446 ( F))
Income tax, state; deduction for organ donation medical expenses. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron- Amundson, HB 1489 ( C))
Income tax, state; in-home health care tax credit. Adding § 58.1-339.11. (Patron- Watts, HB 1449 ( F))
Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in public places, civil penalty. Adding §§ 32.1-73.8 through 32.1-73.15; repealing §§ 15.2-2800 through 15.2-2810. (Patron- Bell, SB 648 ( F))
Insanity or Incompetent to Stand Trial, Needs of Individuals Found Not Guilty by Reason of; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 324, 2005). (SD 5)
Involuntary manslaughter; unintentionally causing death of fetus punishable thereas. Adding § 18.2-36.3. (Patron- Landes, HB 1232 ( F))
Kinship Care Program; created. Amending § 32.1-325; adding §§ 63.2-913.1, 63.2-913.2, and 63.2-913.3. (Patron- Miller, SB 47 ( C))
Lead poisoning; lead hazard control or identification of child being poisoned thereof. Amending § 36-106. (Patron- Lambert, SB 450 (Chapter 746))
Lead Poisoning Prevention; Report of Joint Subcommittee (SJR 380, 2005). (SD 7)
Lead Poisoning Prevention, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued. (Patron- Lambert, SJR 103 ( P))
License plates, special; issuance to supporters of childhood cancer awareness. (Patron- Landes, HB 920 ( C))
Long-Term Care, No Wrong Door Approach for; Report of Secretary of Health and Human Resources (HJR 657, 2005). (HD 12)
Medicaid; Department of Medical Assistance Services and Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to monitor changes in federal restrictions on sheltering assets to qualify for long-term care services, report. (Patron- Martin, SJR 122 ( P))
Medicaid; Department of Medical Assistance Services and Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study extent to which asset transfers are being used to shelter assets in order to qualify for long-term care services. (Patron- Landes, HJR 97 ( P))
Medicaid; Joint Commission on Health Care to form subcommittee to study reform thereof. (Patron- Morgan, HJR 104 ( F))
Medical and health services to minors; notification to parents. Amending § 54.1-2969. (Patron- Lingamfelter, HB 173 ( F))
Medical assistance services; contracting for delivery of disease management for persons with chronic disorders. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 757 ( F))
Medical assistance services; development of public-private long-term care partnership program to reduce Medicaid costs. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 759 (Chapter 425))
Medical assistance services; Director of Department of Medical Assistance Services to develop mental health services for at-risk youth. (Patron- Fralin, HB 123 ( F))
Medical assistance services; implementation of online electronic and encrypted system for recipient eligibility review, etc. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron- Welch, HB 1394 ( I) See HB757)
Medical assistance services; increases amount of burial expenses disregarded from countable resources. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron- Nixon, HB 572 ( C))
Medical assistance services; provision for family planning services. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron- Saxman, HB 1472 ( F))
Medical assistance services; State Plan amendment or application for certain waiver, report. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 758 (Chapter 655))
Medical Assistance Services, Office of Inspector General for; created, report. Amending § 32.1-127.1:03; adding §§ 32.1-321.5, 32.1-321.6, and 32.1-321.7. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 1035 ( C))
Medical care facility; exempts from definition certain specialized centers for provision of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Amending § 32.1-102.1. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 1504 ( C); Lambert, SB 684 ( C))
Mental health; change in criteria for assisted outpatient treatment program. Amending § 37.2-817. (Patron- Albo, HB 43 ( F))
Minority Adults, Mental Health Needs and Treatment of Young; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 25, 2004). (SD 4)
Morning-after pill; parental consent for minors required, penalty. Amending § 54.1-2969; adding § 54.1-2969.1. (Patron- Byron, HB 868 ( F))
Multi-jurisdictional pilot health court; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study feasibility of establishing within State. (Patron- Hamilton, HJR 50 ( F))
Nursing home bed projects; conditions for issuance of certificate of public need. (Patron- Cole, HB 267 (Chapter 816); Suit, HB 381 (Chapter 776))
Nursing homes; guidelines for staffing. Amending § 32.1-127. (Patron- Edwards, SB 207 ( F))
Nursing homes; notification to residents, etc., of sex offenders residing in facility. Amending §§ 9.1-914 and 32.1-127. (Patron- Griffith, HB 415 ( C))
Nursing homes, etc.; authorized to hire certain persons convicted of misdemeanors. Amending §§ 32.1-126.01, 32.1-162.9:1, and 63.2-1720. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 1398 (Chapter 701); Hawkins, SB 620 (Chapter 764))
Phenylketonuria; special foods for management thereof. Amending § 32.1-67. (Patron- Gear, HB 1607 ( C))
Physician assistants; provides that they may sign various forms and certificates, and provide medical information, etc. Amending §§ 2.2-2818, 22.1-178, 32.1-46, 32.1-50, 32.1-60, 32.1-138, 32.1-325, 45.1-161.70, 45.1-161.292:43, 46.2-208, 46.2-322, 54.1-3812, 59.1-297, 59.1-298, 63.2-1716, and 63.2-1808. (Patron- Jones, S.C., HB 300 (Chapter 396))
Physicians and Hospitals, Joint Subcommittee Studying Risk Management Plans for; continued. (Patron- Athey, HJR 183 ( P); Newman, SJR 90 ( P))
Practitioners of natural foods, etc.; exemptions to licensure requirements. Amending § 54.1-2901. (Patron- Lucas, SB 422 ( C))
Prisoners; requires assessment of those with infectious diseases to determine work and housing assignments. Amending §§ 53.1-33 and 53.1-34. (Patron- Amundson, HB 603 ( F))
Public health; Board of Health may declare area hazardous thereto and require sewer services. Amending § 32.1-13. (Patron- Cosgrove, HB 129 ( C))
Public school students; annual body mass index assessments required. Adding § 22.1-273.2. (Patron- Orrock, HB 338 ( F))
Registered nurses; Board of Health to require circulator duties during surgical procedures be performed thereby. Amending § 32.1-127. (Patron- Cox, HB 555 ( F))
Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include medicines and drugs purchased by nursing homes, etc. Amending § 58.1-609.10. (Patron- Stosch, SB 110 (Chapter 217))
Sewage sludge; prohibited from being stored at site where it is being land applied for more than three days. Amending §§ 32.1-164.5 and 62.1-44.19:3. (Patron- Hogan, HB 690 ( F))
Sewage sludge; restrictions on land application thereof. Amending §§ 32.1-164.5 and 62.1-44.19:3. (Patron- Abbitt, HB 688 ( F))
Sex offenders; Crime Commission to study monitoring thereof in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. (Patron- Stolle, SJR 120 ( P))
Sexually transmitted infections; requires four-year colleges and universities to provide STI testing free of charge to students. Amending § 23-9.2:3.2. (Patron- Quayle, SB 490 ( C))
Sludge Management Permit Fee Fund; Board of Health to promulgate regulations establishing fee imposed on permit holders to be deposited into Fund. Amending § 32.1-164.5. (Patron- Cline, HB 1134 (Chapter 353))
State employees; voluntary supplemental health coverage program offered for those who have primary coverage under TRICARE Military Health System. Adding § 2.2-2818.1. (Patron- Cox, HB 311 (Chapter 93); Watts, HB 1064 ( I) See HB311)
Stem cell research; authorizes research involving derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, etc. Adding § 32.1-162.23. (Patron- Shuler, HB 444 ( C))
Stem cell research; joint subcommittee to study medical, ethical and scientific issues relating thereto. (Patron- Marshall, R.G., HJR 48 ( P))
Stillbirth; modifies law relating to certificate of birth resulting therein. Amending § 32.1-258.1. (Patron- O’Brien, SB 647 ( F))
Tobacco Settlement Foundation; appointment of director. Amending §§ 2.2-106 and 32.1-358. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 1545 ( V))
Tuberculosis; establishing library of isolates for purpose of disease strain analysis. Amending § 32.1-50. (Patron- Hamilton, HB 13 (Chapter 46); Howell, SB 112 (Chapter 822))
Unborn child; cause of action for wrongful death thereof. Amending § 8.01-50. (Patron- Marshall, R.G., HB 1191 ( F))
Uninsured population; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study such factors as age, occupational status, income, and legality of residence. (Patron- Purkey, HJR 37 ( I) See HJR158)
Unmarried women; prohibition on provision of certain intervening medical technology. Adding § 54.1-2403.4. (Patron- Marshall, R.G., HB 187 ( F))
Vaccines; authorizes hospitals to provide for administration thereof for influenza and pneumococcus. Amending §§ 54.1-3303 and 54.1-3408; adding § 32.1-126.4. (Patron- O’Bannon, HB 851 (Chapter 432))
Viral hepatitis; certain awareness program required. Adding § 32.1-45.1:01. (Patron- Carrico, HB 1474 ( F))
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