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2013 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health Professions

McWaters (Chairman), Lucas, Northam, Carrico, Garrett

Clerk: Patty Lung, Cheryl Law
Staff: Thomas Stevens, Ryan Brimmer
Date of Meeting: January 17, 2013
Time and Place: 45 Minutes After Adjournment - 3rd Floor East
Updated to add SB 750, 869, 950 and 1254

S.B. 750 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; notice of liability insurance coverage.

Patron: Stanley

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; notice of liability insurance coverage. Provides that regulations of the Board of Health and the Board of Social Services shall require nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to maintain liability insurance coverage in a minimum amount of $1 million and professional liability coverage in an amount at least equal to the recovery limit set forth in § 8.01-581.15, to compensate patients or individuals for injuries and losses resulting from the negligent or criminal acts of the facility. The bill also provides that failure to maintain such minimum insurance shall result in revocation of the facility's license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-127 and 63.2-1805 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities; liability insurance coverage minimum requirements.

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S.B. 773 Emergency medical services personnel; administration of medications.

Patron: Blevins

Administration of medications. Clarifies the circumstances under which emergency medical services personnel may administer medications and provides that emergency medical services personnel may administer medications pursuant to an oral or written order or standing protocol.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3408 of the Code of Virginia, relating to administration of medications.

13100926D

S.B. 790 Emergency medical care services; recertification and appeals.

Patron: Stuart

Emergency medical care services; recertification and appeals. Directs the Board of Health to include an appeals process in its regulations regarding certification and recertification of emergency medical services providers and removes the requirement that the Board's regulations include certain testing and other requirements for recertification.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-111.5, 63.2-1509, and 63.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia, relating to emergency medical services providers; recertification and appeals.

13101327D

S.B. 858 Surgical assistants and surgical technologists; licensure and certification by Board of Medicine.

Patron: Blevins

Surgical technologists and surgical assistants. Requires certification for surgical technologists and licensure for surgical assistants, and provides requirements for such certification and licensure. The bill creates the Advisory Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting to assist the Board of Medicine in the regulation of surgical technologists and surgical assistants.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2900 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 54.1-2956.12, 54.1-2956.13, and 54.1-2956.14 , relating to surgical technologists and surgical assistants.

13101106D

S.B. 869 Nursing homes; notice of liability insurance coverage.

Patron: Stanley

Nursing homes; notice of liability insurance coverage. Requires nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to inform patients and residents about liability insurance available to pay claims of the patient or resident and to report such information to the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner of Social Services, as applicable.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-127, 32.1-138, 63.2-1805, and 63.2-1808 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nursing homes; notice of liability insurance coverage.

13102252D

S.B. 877 Practitioners, licensed; continuing education required for those prescribing controlled substances.

Patron: Puckett

Continuing education for prescribers; substance abuse, addiction, and related pain management and prescribing practices. Requires the Board of Dentistry, Board of Medicine, and Board of Optometry to require continuing education on the topics of substance abuse, addiction, and related pain management and prescribing practices for licensed practitioners who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances. The bill also requires the relevant Boards to seek to provide free online courses to fulfill this requirement.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2709, 54.1-2912.1, and 54.1-3219 of the Code of Virginia, relating to continuing education for prescribers; substance abuse, addiction, and related pain management and prescribing practices.

13101353D

S.B. 878 Prescription Monitoring Program; required checks prior to dispensing certain controlled substances.

Patron: Puckett

Prescription Monitoring Program; required checks. Requires prescribers to request and review information from the Prescription Monitoring Program prior to dispensing any Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substance.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2971.02, relating to Prescription Monitoring Program; required checks.

13101617D

S.B. 898 Practitioners; Board of Medicine to revoke license of certain (Twomey bill).

Patron: Reeves

Board of Medicine; license revocation (Twomey bill). Makes it mandatory for the Board to revoke a license of a practitioner who engages in sexual contact with a patient under certain circumstances and provides that the person whose license has been revoked may not apply for reinstatement for five years. Under current law, revocation is at the Board's discretion and the person may apply for reinstatement after three years.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2408.2 and 54.1-2915 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Medicine; revocation of licenses.

13100578D

S.B. 942 Certificate of public need; amendment of charity care provisions upon expansion of state program.

Patron: Reeves

Certificate of public need; amendment of charity care provisions upon expansion of the state program of medical assistance. Provides that the Commission of Health may accept and approve requests for amendments to charity care provisions of existing certificates of public need to reduce the level of charity care required and establish levels of care for persons receiving medical assistance services under the state plan, upon expansion of the Commonwealth's program for medical assistance services in accordance with the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and provides that for the purpose of complying with charity care provisions, "persons requiring specialized care" includes veterans with service-connected disabilities.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-102.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certificates of public need; amendment of charity care provisions upon expansion of the state program of medical assistance.

13102423D

S.B. 950 Practitioners of medicine, etc.; updates terminology in sections governing licensure, etc.

Patron: Garrett

Practice of medicine and other healing arts. Updates terminology in sections governing licensure of practitioners of the healing arts, provides for use of electronic communication, and eliminates the Psychiatric Advisory Board.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-5004, 54.1-2409.3, 54.1-2904, 54.1-2913.1, 54.1-2915, 54.1-2930 through 54.1-2933, 54.1-2935, 54.1-2949, 54.1-2950, 54.1-2951.1, 54.1-2953, and 54.1-2957.4 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal §§ 54.1-2905, 54.1-2913, 54.1-2917, 54.1-2924, and 54.1-2928 of the Code of Virginia, relating to practice of medicine and other healing arts.

13103237D

S.B. 1254 Pharmacies; access to the Prescription Monitoring Program.

Patron: Northam

Pharmacies; access to the Prescription Monitoring Program. Requires every pharmacy permitted by the Board of Pharmacy to ensure that at least one pharmacist who is physically present at the pharmacy shall have access to the Prescription Monitoring Program at all times.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3434 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pharmacies; access to the Prescription Monitoring Program.

13102443D