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SB 197 Brain injuries; eliminates requirement that hospitals report to registry.

Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

The brain injury registry; the Department of Rehabilitative Services.  Eliminates the requirement that hospitals report brain injuries to the brain injury registry maintained by the Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS), but requires the Department of Health to share all information that is obtained through the Virginia Statewide Trauma Registry with DRS. This bill is a recommendation of the JLARC report on brain injuries and a recommendation of the Disability Commission.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081442820  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB197ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/17/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081442820
• 01/07/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/17/08  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/08  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/22/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/11/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/08  House: Read first time
• 02/11/08  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/14/08  House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
• 02/27/08  House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/08  House: Read second time
• 03/03/08  House: Read third time
• 03/03/08  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB197ER)
• 03/05/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/17/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)