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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health Licensing

Quayle (Chairman), Lucas, Martin, Edwards, Northam

Clerk: Jocelyn R. Lance
Staff: Jessica Eades, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 14, 2008
Time and Place: Thursday, 1/2 hr. after Senate adjourns, 3rd Fl E Conf. Rm, GAB

H.B. 398 Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds.

Patron: Hamilton

Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds.  Exempts form the definition of "project" any relocation (i) of up to 10 beds or 10% of beds, whichever is less, from on existing facility to another existing facility at the same site in any two-year period or (ii) in any three year period, from one existing nursing home facility to any other existing nursing home facility owned by the same person that is located either within the same planning district, or within another planning district out of which, during that three-year period, at least 10 times that number of beds have been transferred and at least half of those beds have not been replaced.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-102.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to relocation of nursing home beds.

088543528

H.B. 605 Nonprofessional entities; practice of medicine.

Patron: O'Bannon

Nonprofessional corporations; practice of medicine. Clarifies that an entity which employs or contracts with an individual licensed by a health regulatory board may (i) practice or engage in the practice of a profession or occupation for which the individual is licensed, (ii) provide or render professional services related to the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed through licensed individual, and (iii) enforce the terms of employment or of a contract with the licensed individual.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-111 of the Code of Virginia, relating to corporations rendering professional services.

084057664

H.B. 725 Equine dental technicians; exempts from registration requirements.

Patron: Scott, E.T.

Equine dental technicians.  Provides that registration requirements for equine dental technicians shall not prevent (i) persons performing tasks related to the practice of equine dentistry under the direction and immediate supervision of a licensed veterinarian or registered equine dental technician during completion of training and experience necessary for registration for a period not to exceed six months and (ii) licensed veterinary technicians from planing or leveling equine teeth for routine dental maintenance under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, provided the licensed veterinary technician has graduated from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited program with successful completion of coursework in equine dentistry or can document training comparable to that of an equine dental technician.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3813 of the Code of Virginia, relating to equine dental technicians.

088530716

EMERGENCY

H.B. 1166 Onsite treatment works; Board of Health et al., to accept designs from professional engineers.

Patron: Saxman

Professional engineering of onsite treatment works.  Authorizes the Board of Health, the Commissioner of Health, and the Department of Health to accept treatment works designs from individuals licensed as professional engineers.  This bill provides that such designs shall (i) be compliant with standard engineering practice and performance requirements established by the Board and those horizontal setback requirements necessary to protect the public health and the environment , and (ii) reflect that degree of skill and care ordinarily exercised by licensed members of the engineering profession practicing at the time of performance.. The bill also establishes the procedure for submission and review of designs.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-163.6, relating to professional engineering of onsite treatment works.

084060652

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H.B. 1222 Charitable medical events; lack of notice to licensing board.

Patron: Bowling

Charitable medical events; lack of notice.  Amends criteria which a practitioner of the healing arts must meet in order to render free health care to an underserved population of Virginia, to require that the practitioner to notify the Board of the dates and location of services provided at least 5 business days prior to the voluntary provision of services.  This bill also provides that the board shall allow a practitioner of the healing who meets the statutory criteria to provide volunteer services without prior notice for a period of up to three days, provided the nonprofit organization verifies that the practitioner has a valid, unrestricted license in another state. 

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2901, 54.1-3001, 54.1-3202, 54.1-3301, and 54.1-3801 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable medical events.

088567436

Impact Statements

H.B. 1521 Embalmers and funeral directors; continuing education

Patron: Massie

Embalmers and funeral directors; continuing education.  Requires 10 hours of continuing education hours over a two-year period, rather than the current requirement of five hours per year. Also requires at least one hour per year covering compliance with laws and regulations governing the profession, and at least one hour per year covering preneed funeral arrangements.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2816.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to continuing education for funeral directors and embalmers.

084585520