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2004 SESSION
HB 270 Vocational rehabilitation counselors; certification.
Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Certain vocational rehabilitation counselors. Authorizes employees or independent contractors of the Commonwealth's agencies and sheltered workshops, who are currently exempt from obtaining Virginia certification as rehabilitation counselors unless they are providing vocational rehabilitation services through workers' compensation, to use the title "rehabilitation provider" or another similar title and to deliver vocational rehabilitation services under workers' compensation if they have obtained certification by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) as certified rehabilitation counselors (CRC) or by the Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists (CCWAVES) as certified vocational evaluation specialists (CVE). At this time, there is a disconnect between the required federal standard for delivery of services under the federal Rehabilitation Act through the Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) and the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) and the Virginia workers' compensation program. Federal authorities recognize national or state certification and Virginia workers' compensation law presently requires state certification for reimbursement. Thus, at this time, Virginia's public employees who hold national certification and work to assist individuals with disabilities to become employed or to maintain employment, cannot provide services to workers' compensation recipients unless they hold state certification. This provision eliminates this dual requirement.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/04 045420428 pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB270ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/04 045420428
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/22/04 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/04 House: Read first time
- 01/26/04 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/04 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 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB270ER)
- 03/15/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/12/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)