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- HB 1413 Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions.
- HB 1435 Physician assistants and nurse practitioners; appointment as medical examiners.
- HB 1436 Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilars; sunset provision.
- HB 1457 Direct access to physical therapy.
- HB 1458 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; pharmacist may dispense in cases of opiate overdose.
- HB 1499 Breastfeeding in public places; mother's right.
- HB 1515 Maternity patients; information about safe sleep environments for infants.
- HB 1558 Adult fatality review teams, local and regional; established, penalty.
- HB 1564 Schedule I drugs; adding several substances to list.
- HB 1569 TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 1570 Child day centers and family day homes; regulations, national background check required, report.
- HB 1584 Fire services and emergency medical services; revises certain terminology.
- HB 1602 Child support; DSS to prorate payments on the basis of amounts due.
- HB 1607 Medicolegal death investigators; Chief Medical Examiner may appoint.
- HB 1614 Southwestern Va. Training Center & Southeastern Va. Training Center; closure prohibited.
- HB 1710 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; use of funds.
- HB 1723 Radon; persons certified as proficient to offer screening, testing, and mitigation.
- HB 1733 Prescription drug orders; delivery to PACE program facility.
- HB 1735 Optometrists, TPA-certified; administration of certain Schedule II drugs.
- HB 1736 Wholesale distributors; notice to Board of Pharmacy when ceasing distribution of certain drugs.
- HB 1737 Outsourcing facilities; new regulatory framework created for permitting.
- HB 1738 Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours.
- HB 1750 Investigational drugs; expanded access.
- HB 1792 Gamete donors; HIV testing protocol.
- HB 1803 Surface transportation and removal service; registration, manager of record.
- HB 1804 Onsite sewage systems; validity of certain septic tank permits.
- HB 1813 Veterinary medicine; practice.
- HB 1818 Health professions; regulation, updated terminology.
- HB 1821 Post-adoption services.
- HB 1839 Controlled substances; scheduling.
- HB 1841 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements for dispensers.
- HB 1847 Public assistance; eligibility determinations.
- HB 1868 Home care organizations; unlawful advertising.
- HB 1914 Pharmacists; possession of epinephrine and oxygen for emergencies.
- HB 1918 Public assistance; local director of social services to determine eligibility.
- HB 1956 Hospitals; patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
- HB 1963 Health Professions, Department of; disclosure of confidential information.
- HB 2063 Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.
- HB 2078 Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program and Fund, established.
- HB 2083 Community policy and management teams; policies governing referrals and reviews.
- HB 2084 Auxiliary grants; supportive housing.
- HB 2090 Restaurants; training standards that address food safety and food allergy awareness and safety.
- HB 2118 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- HB 2141 Community policy and management teams; information sharing.
- HB 2147 VIEW Program; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
- HB 2177 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies.
- HB 2192 Practitioners of the healing arts; prohibits dispensing controlled substances unless licensed.
- HB 2194 Immunizations; meningococcal vaccine.
- HB 2236 Chesapeake Hospital Authority; changes compensation for members.
- HB 2243 Psychologists; continuing education requirements.
- HB 2258 Nursing facility services; preadmission screening.
- HB 2303 Sexually violent predators; notice of hearings, conditional release plan.
- HB 2380 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; information for students.
- SB 717 Medical school scholarships; expands eligibility for program.
- SB 732 Investigational drugs; expanded access.
- SB 750 Hospitals; required notice to patients.
- SB 776 Physical therapy; certain experience and referrals required to practice.
- SB 817 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information.
- SB 834 Post-adoption services; listing of services available to families.
- SB 846 Recipients of public assistance; access to financial literacy courses.
- SB 850 Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families; name change.
- SB 851 Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions.
- SB 895 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; clarifies definition of embalming.
- SB 901 Nurses and nurse practitioners, registered and practical; restricted volunteer license.
- SB 938 Fire services and emergency medical services; revises certain terminology.
- SB 944 Home health and hospice organizations; reporting requirements concerning health professionals.
- SB 947 Foster care; removes certain requirement of Department of Social Services.
- SB 951 Dead bodies; disposition of remains or burial of decedent.
- SB 966 Temporary detention order; custody.
- SB 967 Extended Foster Care Services and Support Program; created.
- SB 997 Emergency medical services personnel; background checks, process.
- SB 1018 Practical nurse or registered nurse; establishes criminal history background check for applicants.
- SB 1036 Dependents of active duty military members; DMAS shall amend waiver eligibility criteria.
- SB 1039 Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center; name change.
- SB 1041 Community policy and management teams; policies governing referrals and reviews.
- SB 1045 Autism spectrum disorder; Board of Medicine shall post information available on website.
- SB 1052 Developmental disabilities; definition.
- SB 1058 Chiropractic schools; student training and practice.
- SB 1095 Prospective foster parents; barrier crimes.
- SB 1106 Veterans; unclaimed cremains.
- SB 1111 People with Disabilities, Virginia Board for; membership, powers and duties.
- SB 1117 Child abuse or neglect, suspected; time period for investigation.
- SB 1120 Medicine, Board of; requirements for licensure.
- SB 1123 Child care subsidy; license required.
- SB 1151 State and local advisory team; expands membership.
- SB 1174 Cemetery Board; perpetual care trust funds, requirements.
- SB 1186 Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose.
- SB 1197 Hospitals; establishing policies to follow when a stillbirth occurs, reporting.
- SB 1227 Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.
- SB 1260 Restaurants; regulations requiring display of information about food allergies.
- SB 1265 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- SB 1268 Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more.
- SB 1283 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies and adds an exception.
- SB 1330 Rights of the Disabled, Board for, & Board for the Rights of Virginians with Disabilities; repeals.
- SB 1380 Schedule I drugs.
- SB 1408 Emergency services; routine review, report.
- SB 1409 Community services boards; DBHDS to enter into agreements with certain health care providers.
- SB 1417 Counselors; client notification.
- SB 1423 Foster care; placement of children, local board shall request a search of Putative Father Registry.
- SB 1427 Breastfeeding in public places; mother's right.
- SB 1434 Dead bodies; disposition, identification of decedent.