SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2009 SESSION

  • print version
Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health Licensing

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

Clerk: Jocelyn R. Lance
Staff: Jessica Eades, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: January 22, 2009
Time and Place: Thursday, 1/2 hr. after Senate adj., 4 E Conference Rm, GAB

S.B. 968 Radiologist assistants; licensure. 

Patron: Blevins

Radiologist assistants; licensure.  Provides for the licensure of radiologist assistants as individuals who have met the requirements of the Board of Medicine for licensure as advanced-level radiologic technologists and who, under the direct supervision of a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy specializing in the field of radiology, are authorized to (i) assess and evaluate the physiological and psychological responsiveness of patients undergoing radiologic procedures; (ii) evaluate image quality, make initial observations, and communicate observations to the supervising radiologist; (iii) administer contrast media or other medications prescribed by the supervising radiologist; and (iv) perform, or assist the supervising radiologist to perform, any other procedure consistent with the guidelines adopted by the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. 

S.B. 1032 Medication aide training programs; sets forth requirements for Board of Nursing approved education.

Patron: Hanger

Medication aide training programs; required registration delayed. Sets forth requirements for Board of Nursing approved education and training programs for medication aides. This bill also delays enforcement of the requirement for medication aides to be registered until July 1, 2009, and is effective retroactively to January 1, 2009.

EMERGENCY

S.B. 1075 Optometrists; those licensed may sell contact lenses & allowed to dispense ophthalmic devices.

Patron: Howell

Optometrists; contact lenses and ophthalmic devices.  Specifies that only licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists, or licensed opticians with a contact lens endorsement may sell contact lenses, and allows licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists to dispense ophthalmic devices that contain medication.

S.B. 1162 Certificate of public need; plan of correction for failure to meet conditions.

Patron: Watkins

Certificate of public need; plan of correction for failure to meet conditions.  Provides that, when a certificate of public need is subject to conditions imposed by the Commissioner, and the certificate holder fails to satisfy the conditions of the certificate, the certificate holder shall file a plan of correction with the Department of Health, which shall identify how the certificate holder shall satisfy the condition of the certificate, and shall provide a time frame for satisfaction of the conditions, for approval. This bill further provides that a certificate holder may satisfy conditions by (i) making direct payments to an organization authorized under a memorandum of understanding with the Department to receive contributions satisfying the conditions of a certificate, or (ii) making direct payments to a private nonprofit foundation that funds basic insurance coverage for indigents authorized under a memorandum of understanding with the Department to receive contributions satisfying conditions of a certificate. The certificate holder shall provide documentation to the Department demonstrating that the conditions of the certificate have been satisfied as set forth in the approved plan of correction.

S.B. 1195 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information.

Patron: Puckett

Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information.  Removes requirement that a prescriber obtain written consent from the recipient of a prescription before requesting information on that recipient for the purpose of establishing his treatment history, and allows prescribers to delegate authority to access information in the Program to up to two licensed health care professionals. Also allows the Director of the Department of Health Professions to enter into agreements for mutual exchange of information among prescription monitoring programs in other jurisdictions.

S.B. 1202 Dental hygienists; those holding a license may provide educational & preventive dental care.

Patron: Puckett

Practice of dental hygienists. Provides that a dental hygienist who holds a license or permit issued by the Board of Dentistry may provide educational and preventive dental care in the Lenowisco, Cumberland Plateau, and Southside Health Districts, which are designated as Virginia Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas by the Department of Health, and that any dental hygienist providing such services shall practice pursuant to a protocol developed by the Department of Health.

S.B. 1207 Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Program; created.

Patron: Puckett

Disposal of unused pharmaceuticals.  Establishes a program for the disposal of unused pharmaceuticals.

S.B. 1263 Certificate of Public Need; exception. 

Patron: Vogel

Certificate of Public Need; exception.  Provides for the authorization and acceptance of certain certificate of public need applications and for the authorization of funding incentives from existing funds to effect a Green House demonstration nursing home in Planning District 8.

S.B. 1282 Department of Health Professions; information concerning health professionals.

Patron: Newman

Department of Health Professions; information concerning health professionals. Prohibits the Department of Health Professions from providing a list of home addresses and other personal information of individuals licensed as health professionals to any private entity for resale to another private entity or the public. The bill also directs the Enterprise Application Public-Private Partnership Office to take appropriate action to prevent the sale of any list of home addresses and other personal information of individuals licensed as health professionals by Virginia Interactive or any other private entity.

S.B. 1334 Certificate of Public Need; schedule of fees.

Patron: Puckett

Certificate of Public Need; schedule of fees.  Increases the maximum amount for fees for an application for a certificate of public need from $20,000 to $50,000 and provides that such fees shall be divided equally between the Department of Health and the regional health planning agencies, with the allocation among the regional health planning agencies based on population, except that when a region does not have a regional health planning agency, the Department shall retain fees that would have been distributed to that regional health planning agency.