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Senate Committee on Education and Health Subcommittee Health

Newman (Chairman), Black, McWaters, Barker, Lewis

Clerk: Patty Lung
Staff: Thomas Stevens, Ryan Brimmer
Date of Meeting: February 17, 2015
Time and Place: 45 Min. after adjournment - 3rd Fl. East Conf. Room

H.B. 1436 Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilars; sunset provision.

Patron: O'Bannon

Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilars; sunset. Extends by one year, through July 1, 2016, the requirement that a pharmacist who dispenses an interchangeable biosimilar in the place of a prescribed biological product provide electronic, written, or telephonic notification of the substitution to the prescriber within five business days of dispensing or as set forth in a collaborative practice agreement. This provision is currently set to expire on July 1, 2015.

H.B. 1515 Maternity patients; information about safe sleep environments for infants.

Patron: Bulova

Information for maternity patients; safe sleep environments for infants. Adds information about safe sleep environments for infants that is consistent with current information available from the American Academy of Pediatrics to the list of information that licensed nurse midwives, licensed midwives, and hospitals must provide to maternity care patients.

H.B. 1723 Radon; persons certified as proficient to offer screening, testing, and mitigation.

Patron: Simon

Radon; persons certified as proficient to offer screening, testing, and mitigation. Updates and clarifies provisions governing the credentialing of individuals who may conduct or offer to conduct radon screening, testing, or mitigation in the Commonwealth and updates provisions governing the standards for radon testing in the Commonwealth.

H.B. 1792 Gamete donors; HIV testing protocol.

Patron: Stolle

HIV testing of gamete donors; testing protocol. Repeals the requirement for HIV testing of gamete donors in accordance with regulations of the Board of Health that establish a testing protocol for such donors.