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2000 SESSION
SB 554 Persons with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, etc.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Persons with mental retardation, developmental disabilities or mental illness. Provides the Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities (DRVD) with access to facilities or institutions that provide care and treatment to individuals with disabilities and to access the records of such facilities and institutions, as well as the records of individuals with disabilities within the facilities and institutions for the purposes of investigating abuse or neglect. Such access is already granted to DRVD under federal law, and state statutory access will clarify and strengthen DRVD's ability to access public and private facilities and institutions. The Department will not have access to peer review, utilization review, disciplinary committee or practice privilege application files, which are privileged communications pursuant to the Medical Malpractice Act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 004589200 pdf
- 02/15/00 Senate: Printed as engrossed 004589200-E pdf
- 03/09/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB554ER) pdf
- 04/21/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 004589200
- 01/24/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/00 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/14/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/00 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/00 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/00 Senate: Printed as engrossed 004589200-E
- 02/15/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/21/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/00 House: Read first time
- 02/21/00 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/24/00 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 House: Read second time
- 02/28/00 House: Read third time
- 02/28/00 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB554ER)
- 03/14/00 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/16/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/07/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/00)
- 04/21/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)