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2008 SESSION
HB 501 Medical malpractice; definition of professional services.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Medical malpractice; professional services. Defines the term "professional services in nursing homes" in the context of medical malpractice actions as services provided to a patient by a health care provider, including psycho-social services, personal hygiene, hydration, nutrition, fall assessments or interventions, patient monitoring, prevention and treatment of medical conditions, diagnosis or therapy. This bill is in response to the Supreme Court decision in Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, Inc., 272 Va. 37, 630 S.E.2d 301 (2006). This bill incorporates HB 1051 and is identical to SB 602.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084623228 pdf
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081488228-H1 pdf
- 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB501ER) pdf
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084623228
- 01/07/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081488228-H1
- 02/05/08 House: Read first time
- 02/06/08 House: Read second time
- 02/06/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081488228-H1
- 02/06/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB501H1
- 02/07/08 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/08 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/08 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/08 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/08 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/20/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/21/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB501ER)
- 02/21/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)