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2004 SESSION
HJ 133 Pre-hospital emergency medical services; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Study; Prehospital emergency medical services in Virginia. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study prehospital emergency medical services in Virginia. In conducting its study, the Commission shall (i) conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of emergency care services in Virginia; (ii) ascertain the average Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates in the Commonwealth, and compare such rates to the national average; (iii) identify emerging issues and problems in prehospital emergency medical services in the Commonwealth and make recommendations to address them; (iv) review the findings and recommendations of previous legislative studies pertaining to emergency medical services to determine their relevancy today; (v) evaluate the need for a Department of Emergency Medical Services; (vi) review relevant state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to emergency medical services, patient privacy, security and emergency preparedness; (vii) consider issues pertaining to medical liability insurance, health care insurance, health care costs, funding for emergency medical care, third-party reimbursement, and indigent care and their effect on a quality and efficient emergency medical care services system in the Commonwealth; and (viii) consider such other related issues as the Commission may deem appropriate and necessary.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 041401308 pdf
- 02/16/04 House: Committee substitute printed 044297308-H1 pdf
- 03/09/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ133ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 041401308
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/14/04 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/04 House: Committee substitute printed 044297308-H1
- 02/17/04 House: Taken up
- 02/17/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 044297308-H1
- 02/17/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ133H1
- 02/17/04 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/18/04 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/18/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/05/04 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 03/08/04 Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: VOTE: WAIVE READING R (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/04 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 03/09/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ133ER)