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2006 SESSION
HB 443 Health care provider; definition includes marriage and family therapists, & professional counselors.
Introduced by: James M. Shuler | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Marriage and family therapists; professional counselors. Adds marriage and family therapists to the definition of "health care provider" under medical malpractice provisions, specifies that such therapists be licensed to receive immunity as a member of a substance abuse intervention team for health professionals and to give treatment under substance abuse insurance coverage provisions, and adds licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed professional counselors to the definition of "medical professional" for insurance information and privacy protection provisions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061197508 pdf
- 03/21/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB443ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0638) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061197508
- 01/09/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/06 House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
- 01/23/06 House: Referred from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/06 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/31/06 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/06 House: Read first time
- 02/02/06 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/06 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/06/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/06 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/06 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/06 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/06 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/06 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/06 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/24/06 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/01/06 House: House acceded to request
- 03/02/06 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/06 House: Delegates: Shuler, Athey, Janis
- 03/02/06 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/02/06 Senate: Senators: Quayle, Marsh, Obenshain
- 03/09/06 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/06 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/21/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB443ER)
- 03/21/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/21/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 638 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/14/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0638)