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2016 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health Professions

Garrett (Chairman), Carrico, Barker, Dunnavant, Lucas, Suetterlein

Clerk: Patty Lung
Staff: Thomas Stevens, Ryan Brimmer
Date of Meeting: February 23, 2016
Time and Place: 8:30 AM - 4th Floor East

H.B. 325

Patron: Orrock

Practice of veterinary medicine. Eliminates the exception to licensure requirements for veterinarians licensed in other states who are called to attend a case in the Commonwealth and who do not open an office or appoint a place to practice within the Commonwealth. The bill allows the Board of Veterinary Medicine (Board) to grant or renew a license or registration to an applicant who has had a license to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice as a veterinary technician, or registration to practice as an equine dental technician revoked or suspended due to nonrenewal. The bill also repeals (i) provisions allowing the Board to issue temporary licenses to certain applicants and (ii) provisions related to penalties for violations of statutes governing the practice of veterinary medicine.

H.B. 829

Patron: Stolle

Prescribers of covered substances; continuing education. Authorizes the Director of the Department of Health Professions to disclose information to the Board of Medicine about prescribers who meet a certain threshold for prescribing covered substance for the purpose of requiring relevant continuing education. The threshold shall be determined by the Board of Medicine in consultation with the Prescription Monitoring Program. The bill also directs the Board of Medicine to require prescribers identified by the Director of the Department of Health Professions to complete two hours of continuing education in each biennium on topics related to pain management, the responsible prescribing of covered substances, and the diagnosis and management of addiction. Prescribers required to complete continuing education shall be notified of such requirement no later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.  The provisions of the bill will expire on July 1, 2022.

H.B. 900

Patron: Stolle

Licensure and practice of associate physicians. Authorizes the Board of Medicine to issue a two-year license to practice as an associate physician to an applicant who is 18 years of age or older, is of good moral character, has successfully graduated from an accredited medical school, has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, and has not been engaged in a postgraduate medical internship or residency training program. The bill requires all associate physicians to practice in accordance with a practice agreement entered into between the associate physician and a physician licensed by the Board and provides for prescriptive authority of associate physicians in accordance with regulations of the Board. The bill requires the Board to promulgate such regulations to be effective no later than July 1, 2018.