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2004 SESSION
SB 160 Physician-patient relationships; effect of certain emergency department treatment.
Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Physician-patient relationships; establishment, effect of certain emergency room evaluations, termination. Provides that any physician-patient relationship that may be created by virtue of an on-call physician or his agent evaluating or treating a patient in an emergency room will be deemed terminated without further notice upon the discharge of the patient from the emergency room or if the patient is admitted to the hospital, upon his discharge from the hospital and after completion of follow-up as prescribed by the physician, unless the physician and the patient affirmatively elect to continue the physician-patient relationship. This provision does not relieve a physician of his post-discharge duty to satisfy the standard of care required in Virginia, i.e., "the degree of skill and diligence practiced by a reasonably prudent practitioner in the field of practice or specialty in this Commonwealth."
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/04 047522788 pdf
- 02/05/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 044056788-S1 pdf
- 03/22/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER) pdf
- 04/22/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0878) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/04 047522788
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 044056788-S1
- 02/05/04 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 044056788-S1
- 02/10/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB160S1
- 02/11/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/04 House: Read first time
- 02/12/04 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/17/04 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
- 02/24/04 House: Reported from H. W. I. (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/04 House: Read second time
- 02/26/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/04 House: Read third time
- 02/27/04 House: Passed House (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 3-N)
- 03/22/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER)
- 03/23/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 878 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/22/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0878)