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- HB 226 TANF; eligibility of assistance when convicted of drug-related felonies.
- HB 301 Autopsy; retention and disposal of specimens.
- HB 305 Voluntary admission; person admitted to facility for mental health treatment after detention order.
- HB 347 Anesthesia; hospitals develop procedure for discharge of individuals who had procedures requiring.
- HB 424 Audiologists; authority to dispense hearing aids.
- HB 464 Virginia Respite Care Registry and Fund; established.
- HB 512 Lyme disease; allows a licensed physician to prescribe long-term antibiotic therapy.
- HB 597 Signing death certificates; continuing education upon receipt of three or more complaints.
- HB 601 Medical laboratory scientists technicians; may practice if registered with Board of Medicine.
- HB 698 Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.; licensure required to submit emergency plans.
- HB 925 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
- HB 1069 Adult abuse; mandatory reporting by person employed in emergency department of any hospital.
- HB 1097 Health directors, local; Commissioner of Health may appoint non-physician qualified by experience.
- HB 1164 Schedule IV; adds carisoprodol to list.
- HB 1165 Schedule IV; adds tramadol to list.
- HB 1167 Schedule II, etc., controlled substances; prescriber to request information about patient.
- HB 1385 Cemetery Board; exemptions from licensure.
- HB 1444 Voluntary admission; eliminates option therefor to training center upon request of person, etc.
- HB 1466 Surgical procedures; registered nurse shall perform circulator duties.
- HB 1486 Nursing homes; investigation of complaints by VDH, in-person interviews of residents.
- HB 1519 Adoption; absence of parental consent.
- HB 1663 Mental health services; conditions for licensure of providers.
- HB 1752 Virginia Respite Care Registry and Fund; established.
- HB 1808 Arrearages; payments collected by DSS shall be applied first to interest associated with arrearage.
- HB 1811 Child care services; DSS to identify strategies to increase reimbursement rates.
- HB 1880 Disabled individuals; taxation of trusts established therefor.
- HB 1961 Pharmacy, Board of; recusal requirement.
- HB 1966 Pharmacists; allows anyone to report to Board of Pharmacy those who may have substance abuse issue.
- HB 2068 Health Care Decisions Act; medically inappropriate treatment.
- HB 2083 Prescription requirements; treatment of sexually transmitted disease.
- HB 2086 Virginia Respite Care Registry and Fund; established.
- HB 2146 State training centers and hospitals; same requirements for closure shall apply.
- HB 2154 Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) Program; eligibility.
- HB 2169 Continuing education for prescriber; completion of certain coursework for renewal, etc., of license.
- HB 2174 Nonemergency medical transport; DMAS to issue request for proposal for service in certain districts.
- HB 2185 Sewage systems; submission of onsite soil evaluations for permits or letters.
- HB 2235 Lyme disease; adds confirmed and suspected cases to list of diseases required to be reported.
- HB 2252 Prescription Monitoring Program; report required for certain prescriptions.
- HB 2265 Local disability services boards; clarification of assistance to local governments.
- HB 2306 Health Professions, Board of; membership.
- HB 2336 Save Our Sight Fund and Advisory Board; established.
- HB 2342 Income tax, state; tax credit for hiring employees with disabilities.
- HB 2388 Nursing homes & assisted living facilities; required to provide info. about family councils, etc.
- HB 2436 Abortion coverage; offering through health benefits exchange.
- HB 2470 Carbon dioxide; prohibits Air Polution Control Board and DEQ to restrict emission thereof.
- HB 2476 Estate tax; reinstated for persons dying on or after July 1, 2011.
- HB 2487 Naturopaths; Board of Medicine to license and regulate.
- SB 266 FAMIS Plan; eligibility.
- SB 374 Alternative onsite sewage systems; waiver from examination applicants for licensure as an installer.
- SB 1175 Disabled individuals; taxation of trusts established therefor.