SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2018 SESSION
House Health, Welfare and Institutions
MEMBERSHIP
Orrock (Chair), Garrett (Vice Chair), Bell, Robert B., Peace, Pogge, Bell, Richard P., Stolle, Helsel, Hodges, Edmunds, Head, Campbell, Sickles, Hope, James, Levine, Price, Aird, Hayes, Rasoul, Delaney, Rodman
MEETS
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m., House Committee Room (Pocahontas Building)
Legislation reported out: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- 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 175 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- 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 226 Patients; medically or ethically inappropriate care not required.
- HB 227 Adoption by stepparent; background check.
- HB 241 Adoption; lowers amount of time child must reside with close relative.
- HB 291 Social Services, Commissioner of; storage and preservation of orders and adoption files.
- HB 313 Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
- HB 322 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession & administration.
- 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 418 Adoption; circuit court to accept a petition filed by child's foster parent.
- HB 501 Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs.
- 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 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 675 Alternative onsite sewage systems; Board of Health to review regulations.
- HB 731 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; payment for certain services to hospice patients.
- 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 816 Governor's Secretaries; reporting substance abuse data and information.
- 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 854 Polysomnographic technology; students or trainees, licensure.
- HB 867 Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions.
- HB 873 Child care providers; criminal history background check, sunset and contingency.
- 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 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 915 Military medical personnel program; personnel may practice under supervision of physician, etc.
- HB 945 TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- 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 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 1130 Assisted living facilities, etc.; licensure of facilities operated by agencies of the Commonwealth.
- 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 1177 Health insurance; contracts with pharmacies and pharmacists, etc.
- 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 1234 Water supplies and water works; replaces defined term "human consumption" with "domestic use."
- 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 1303 Prescribing controlled substances; veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
- HB 1333 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.