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2004 SESSION
HB 1483 Communicable diseases of public health threat; procedure for quarantine and isolation.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Communicable diseases of public health threat; quarantine and isolation. Sets out a procedure for the State Health Commissioner to issue orders of quarantine when a person or persons or an affected area in Virginia have been known to be exposed to or infected with or may reasonably be suspected to be exposed to or infected with a communicable disease of public health threat. The bill also sets out a procedure for the State Health Commissioner to prepare orders of isolation when he determines that a person or persons or an affected area have been infected or reasonably may be suspected to be infected with a communicable disease of public health threat and that exceptional circumstances exist rendering the isolation procedures that apply to communicable diseases of public health significance insufficient control measures to contain the communicable disease of public health threat. Amendments are provided to exempt the State Health Commissioner's records of findings for an order of quarantine or order of isolation from the Freedom of Information Act, to authorize disclosure of patient's health records to the State Health Commissioner or his designee, to coordinate any quarantine or isolation of an affected area with a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor and to make certain cross-related sections consistent. The Board of Health is required to promulgate emergency regulations to implement this provision. An enactment clause states there is an emergency, thus rendering the bill effective upon passing. Technical amendments to list definitions in alphabetical order and correct archaic syntax are also included.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/04 House: Presented & ordered printed 044012440 pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/04 House: Printed as engrossed 044012440-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1483ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/04 House: Presented & ordered printed 044012440
- 01/23/04 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/28/04 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
- 02/10/04 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 House: Read first time
- 02/12/04 House: Read second time
- 02/12/04 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1483E
- 02/12/04 House: Printed as engrossed 044012440-E
- 02/13/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/04 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/23/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/23/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/23/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/04 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 House: Emergency clause added
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1483ER)
- 03/15/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 4/12/04)
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)