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House Health, Welfare and Institutions
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- HB 106 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- HB 118 Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.
- HB 132 Controlled substances containing opioids; limits on prescription.
- HB 148 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescribers, prescriptions for opioids.
- HB 150 Child abuse and neglect; founded reports regarding former school employees.
- HB 155 Opioids; location of clinic for treatment of addiction in Henrico Cty., City of Newport News, etc.
- HB 169 Lyme disease; information disclosure requirement, sunset.
- HB 175 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- HB 184 Drug Control Act; dispensing drugs without a prescription.
- HB 192 Rainwater and gray water; regulations.
- HB 196 Child abuse or neglect; extension of hearings to review findings by local depts. of social services.
- HB 197 Prescription monitoring program; definitions, requirement for filling prescriptions.
- HB 216 Guardians, licensed physician, etc.; annual reports.
- HB 226 Patients; medically or ethically inappropriate care not required.
- HB 227 Adoption by stepparent; background check.
- HB 232 Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.
- HB 241 Adoption; lowers amount of time child must reside with close relative.
- HB 248 REAL Parenting Pilot Program; DSS to establish.
- HB 291 Social Services, Commissioner of; storage and preservation of orders and adoption files.
- HB 309 Nursing homes; standards of care.
- HB 313 Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
- HB 315 Death certificates; medical certification portion shall be filed electronically.
- HB 322 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession & administration.
- HB 333 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescribers, exceptions.
- HB 363 Sexual orientation change efforts; prohibited as training for certain health care providers, etc.
- HB 379 Chief Medical Examiner, Office of; collection of fees.
- HB 389 Child abuse and neglect; notice of founded reports to Superintendent of Public Instruction.
- HB 407 Birth certificates; change of sex.
- HB 418 Adoption; circuit court to accept a petition filed by child's foster parent.
- HB 429 Certificate of public need; exempts establishment of certain ambulatory surgery centers in Danville.
- HB 452 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescribers, exceptions.
- HB 456 Health Professions, Department of; suspension of license, nonpayment of student loans.
- HB 479 Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health treatment providers.
- HB 499 Nursing, Board of; regulations governing identification badges.
- HB 501 Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs.
- HB 503 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information, fitness to work evaluations.
- HB 511 Child abuse or neglect; sex offenders, investigations, reports to law enforcement.
- HB 520 Nonresident warehousers and nonresident third-party logistics providers; Board of Pharmacy.
- HB 528 Independent living arrangement; DJJ, placement of certain individuals.
- HB 533 Veterans; acceptance of substantially equivalent military training, etc.
- HB 541 Veterans, certain; alternative treatment options.
- HB 545 Child care licensure; forfeiture of eligibility for religious exemption.
- HB 569 Suicide prevention activities; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to report.
- HB 588 Abused or neglected child; expands definition.
- HB 607 Recovery community organization pilot program; DBHDS to evaluate.
- HB 611 Certificate of public need; issuance for new neonatal care services in Planning District 5.
- HB 614 Social work; practice.
- HB 621 Cobalt poisoning; notice to patients of risk.
- HB 641 Prescription Monitoring Program; recipients of dispensed Schedule II drugs.
- HB 644 Meningococcal conjugate; immunizations, requirement of one dose before child enters sixth grade.
- HB 660 Death investigations; Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
- HB 675 Alternative onsite sewage systems; Board of Health to review regulations.
- HB 682 Certificate of public need; establishing new ambulatory surgery center in Hampton Roads.
- HB 696 Food stamps; eligibility for program, work requirement.
- HB 697 Professional counselors; requirements for licensure, supervision of applicants.
- HB 730 Certificate of public need; ophthalmic ambulatory surgical centers.
- HB 731 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; payment for certain services to hospice patients.
- HB 735 Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.
- HB 759 Certificate of public need; establishing ambulatory surgery center in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany RC.
- HB 777 Emergency air medical transportation; informed decision.
- HB 778 Air medical transportation; informed decision.
- HB 793 Nurse practitioners; practice agreements.
- HB 813 Direct service providers; disclosure of information by employers.
- HB 815 Individuals receiving services; right to unmonitored communication and access to 911.
- HB 816 Governor's Secretaries; reporting substance abuse data and information.
- HB 832 Certificate of public need; open heart services in Northern Virginia.
- HB 836 Child day programs at public or private school facilities; exemptions.
- HB 842 Controlled paraphernalia; possession or distribution, hypodermic needles and syringes, naloxone.
- HB 848 Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.
- HB 854 Polysomnographic technology; students or trainees, licensure.
- HB 860 Prescription drugs; delivery of orders.
- HB 867 Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions.
- HB 868 Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions.
- HB 869 Private preschool programs; background checks.
- HB 872 Hospitals and nursing homes; frequency of inspections.
- HB 873 Child care providers; criminal history background check, sunset and contingency.
- HB 874 Certificates of public need; creates a three-phase process to sunset requirements.
- HB 875 Veterinarians; compounding of drugs.
- HB 878 Schedule VI; delivery of prescription devices on behalf of medical equipment supplier.
- HB 879 Hospitals and nursing homes; frequency of inspections.
- HB 882 Prescribers; notice of administration of naloxone.
- HB 885 Conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems; authority of the Board of Health.
- HB 886 Mental health treatment; admission regulations, toxicology results.
- HB 887 Onsite sewage systems; adjustment or replacement of sewer lines, etc., is considered maintenance.
- HB 888 Onsite sewage systems & private wells; VDH to take steps to eliminate evaluation & design services.
- HB 891 Upholsterers; licensure, repeals licensing requirement for persons manufacturing, etc., any bedding.
- HB 893 Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.
- HB 915 Military medical personnel program; personnel may practice under supervision of physician, etc.
- HB 918 Certificate of public need; permitting process for certain projects.
- HB 939 Adoption; person other than spouse of parent may adopt child.
- HB 945 TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 979 Drinking water; lead levels.
- HB 1002 Medical care facility projects; permits for certain projects in Planning District II, civil penalty.
- HB 1003 Health care data reporting; penalty for failure to report.
- HB 1014 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- HB 1017 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure.
- HB 1025 Adult protective services; actions & written findings.
- HB 1026 Adult protective services; appealability of findings made by local department of social services.
- HB 1054 Prescription requirements; treatment of sexually transmitted disease.
- HB 1056 Medical assistance services; determination of income, personal needs allowance.
- HB 1061 Blind or vision impaired; rehabilitative manufacturing and services industries.
- HB 1071 Health regulatory boards; electronic notice of license renewal.
- HB 1088 Hospitals; security personnel training to identify mental illness.
- HB 1102 Certificate of public need; changes to Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program.
- HB 1128 Child care providers; criminal history background check, repealing sunset provision.
- HB 1130 Assisted living facilities, etc.; licensure of facilities operated by agencies of the Commonwealth.
- HB 1140 Certificate of public need; freestanding diagnostic imaging center in Planning District 15.
- HB 1157 Substance-exposed infants; plan for services, report.
- HB 1158 Death certificates; medical certification, electronic filing, hospice.
- HB 1172 State Overdose Death Review Process Team; created, report, local and regional teams.
- HB 1173 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.
- HB 1174 Newborn screening; screening for Pompe disease, etc.
- HB 1175 Prescribers; notice of administration of naloxone.
- HB 1177 Health insurance; contracts with pharmacies and pharmacists, etc.
- HB 1184 Veterinary medicine; students exempt from licensure.
- HB 1194 Schedule I controlled substances; adds various drugs to list.
- HB 1197 Stroke care; Department of Health shall be responsible for quality improvement initiatives.
- HB 1198 Stroke centers, certified; designation of hospitals.
- HB 1207 Investigative and enforcement proceedings; information provided to individuals or business entities.
- HB 1211 Certificate of public need; Health Commissioner to accept, etc., for freestanding imaging center.
- HB 1217 Waterworks; yield testing of system, monitoring of existing active wells.
- HB 1222 Controlled paraphernalia; dispensing or distributing hypodermic needles and syringes.
- HB 1234 Water supplies and water works; replaces defined term "human consumption" with "domestic use."
- HB 1235 Child protective services; verification of physical and legal custody.
- HB 1242 VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.
- HB 1251 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- HB 1280 Medical and other public assistance; eligibility, review of records of applicants.
- HB 1295 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of info to a public institution of higher education.
- HB 1303 Prescribing controlled substances; veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
- HB 1331 Child support; review of guidelines federal compliance.
- HB 1333 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- HB 1347 Controlled substances; reporting overdoses.
- HB 1350 Certificate of public need; freestanding diagnostic imaging center.
- HB 1362 Newborn screening; tests for time-critical disorders.
- HB 1366 Home care organization; licensure, multiple locations.
- HB 1375 Mental health professional, qualified; broadens definition.
- HB 1377 Epinephrine; possession and administration at outdoor educational programs.
- HB 1378 Surgical assistants; renewal of registration.
- HB 1383 Marriage and family therapy; clarifies definition, adds appraisal.
- HB 1389 Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth.
- HB 1396 Certificate of public need; establishes freestanding diagnostic imaging center in Planning Dist.15.
- HB 1401 Naloxone; administration by correctional and probation officers.
- HB 1402 Certificate of public need; definition of "medical care facility."
- HB 1410 Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.
- HB 1415 Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.
- HB 1422 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- HB 1429 Social Services, Department of; collection of data regarding substance abuse.
- HB 1436 Prescription drugs; price transparency.
- HB 1439 Assisted living facilities; regulations governing staff.
- HB 1440 Schedule I and Schedule II drugs; adds various drugs to lists.
- HB 1449 Family and Individual Support Waiver; reduce or eliminate the waiting list.
- HB 1461 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- HB 1472 Child day programs; exemption from licensure for certain martial arts programs.
- HB 1480 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure, removes certain programs from list.
- HB 1487 Correctional facilities, local and regional; standards for mental health services.
- HB 1492 Certificate of public need; acquisition of medical equipment.
- HB 1494 Suspected adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation; mandated reporting, vulnerable adults.
- HB 1507 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; established.
- HB 1524 Health record retention; practitioners to maintain records for a minimum of six years.
- HB 1534 Radon; VDH shall review consumer complaints regarding testing and mitigation.
- HB 1548 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; results of an autopsy of an infant.
- HB 1556 Prescription Monitoring Program; adds controlled substances included in Schedule V and naloxone.
- HB 1606 Certificate of public need; psychiatric beds and services.
- SB 121 Child care providers; criminal history background check, sunset and contingency.
- SB 143 Mortuary science education; practical experience required.
- SB 171 Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.
- SB 183 Child abuse and neglect; notice of founded reports to Superintendent of Public Instruction.
- SB 184 Child abuse and neglect; founded reports regarding former school employees.
- SB 222 Patients; medically or ethically inappropriate care not required.
- SB 226 Prescription Monitoring Program; veterinarians.
- SB 266 Certificate of public need; establishment of certain surgery centers, etc.
- SB 267 Sexually violent predators; evidence-based assessment protocol.
- SB 269 Medicare patients; patient notice of observation or outpatient status.
- SB 287 Statewide Trauma Registry; spinal cord injuries.
- SB 293 Controlled substances and devices, certain; Board of Pharmacy may issue limited license to dispense.
- SB 304 Emergency medical services vehicles; temporary permit.
- SB 305 Cognitive impairment; VDH to include certain information in its public health outreach programs.
- SB 309 Death certificates; medical certification, electronic filing, hospice.
- SB 315 Hearing aid specialists; exemptions for the sale of hearing aids.
- SB 329 Opioids; location of clinics for treatment of addiction in Henrico County or City of Richmond.
- SB 330 THC-A oil; dispensing, tetrahydrocannabinol levels.
- SB 347 Statewide cancer registry; collection of data on exposure to fire incidents and cancer incidence.
- SB 389 Substance-exposed infants; plan for services, report.
- SB 399 Drug overdose fatality review teams, local or regional; localities to establish.
- SB 413 Schedule VI; delivery of prescription devices on behalf of medical equipment supplier.
- SB 417 Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth.
- SB 506 Children's residential facilities; operated or conducted under auspices of a religious institute.
- SB 511 Optometry; scope of practice.
- SB 539 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure, removes certain programs from list.
- SB 544 Prescription drugs; donation of used medicines.
- SB 555 Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health treatment providers.
- SB 632 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.
- SB 654 Virginia Health Club Act; automated external defibrillator required in health clubs.
- SB 663 Air medical transportation; informed decision.
- SB 682 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure.
- SB 702 Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions.
- SB 703 Out-of-state emergency medical services providers; authorized to provide service in Commonwealth.
- SB 728 Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
- SB 735 Prescription Monitoring Program; DHP to disclose information.
- SB 762 BHDS, State Board of; definition of "licensed mental health professional."
- SB 812 Mental health professional, qualified; broadens definition.
- SB 829 Military medical personnel program; personnel may practice under supervision of physician, etc.
- SB 831 Funeral services; acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.
- SB 832 Prescription Monitoring Program; adds controlled substances included in Schedule V naloxone.
- SB 866 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- SB 867 Stroke care; Department of Health shall be responsible for quality improvement initiatives.
- SB 868 Stroke centers, certified; designation of hospitals.
- SB 875 Assisted living facilities; regulations governing staff.
- SB 882 Prescription refill; protocol.
- SB 918 Professional and occupational regulation; authority to suspend or revoke licenses, certificates.
- SB 943 Medical assistance services; renewal information.
- SB 959 Disposition of unclaimed dead body; final orders of transportation and disposition.