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2019 SESSION
House Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Orrock (Chair), Garrett (Vice Chair), Bell, Robert B., Peace, Pogge, Bell, Richard P., Stolle, Helsel, Hodges, Edmunds, Head, Robinson, Sickles, Hope, Levine, Price, Aird, Hayes, Rasoul, Delaney, Rodman
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Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m., House Committee Room (Pocahontas Building)
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- HB 1627 Child welfare agencies; Commissioner of Social Services shall prioritize inspection of agencies.
- HB 1671 Child abuse and neglect; investigation of an individual by local boards of social services.
- HB 1680 Certificate of public need; changes to Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program.
- HB 1692 Medical assistance services; determination of income, personal needs allowance.
- HB 1743 Pharmacist; counseling for new prescriptions, disposal of medicine.
- HB 1775 Protective services for adults; multidisciplinary teams to assist local depts. of social services.
- HB 1803 Controlled substances; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I and Schedule II.
- HB 1810 Central registry; retention of records.
- HB 1812 DMAS; waiver eligibility criteria, dependents of foreign service members.
- HB 1815 Assisted living facilities; emergency electrical power source, disclosure to prospective residents.
- HB 1819 Child support enforcement; fees.
- HB 1826 Physicians; advertising.
- HB 1828 Sale of caskets; preneed arrangements for funeral services.
- HB 1841 Pharmaceutical processors; employment, misdemeanors.
- HB 1848 Health Professions, Department of; disclosure of investigative information.
- HB 1849 Dental hygienist; remote supervision of a dentist employed by DBHDS.
- HB 1870 Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.
- HB 1871 Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); transitional child care.
- HB 1878 Naloxone; possession and administration by regional jail employees.
- HB 1885 Health, Department of and Board of; mitigating the risks of radon.
- HB 1891 Food stamps; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 1910 Drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia; fentanyl testing products.
- HB 1914 Public health practitioners; requirements for issuing prescriptions, exceptions.
- HB 1917 DOC; Director to establish health care continuous quality improvement committee.
- HB 1918 Corrections, Board of; minimum standards for health care services in local correctional facilities.
- HB 1931 Practice of athletic training; amends definition.
- HB 1938 Blind or vision impaired; definition.
- HB 1942 Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records.
- HB 1943 Chief Medical Examiner; process for testing certain blood samples.
- HB 1949 Rainwater harvesting; water for human consumption.
- HB 1952 Patient care teams; podiatrists and physician assistants.
- HB 1953 Child abuse or neglect; appeals from founded complaints, concurrent criminal investigations.
- HB 1970 Telemedicine services; payment and coverage of services.
- HB 1971 Health professions and facilities; adverse action in another jurisdiction.
- HB 1975 PACE program; DMAS to develop and implement a plan to provide client education.
- HB 1989 Extended Employment Services; removes eligibility of individuals with a significant disability.
- HB 1994 Child care providers; fingerprint background checks.
- HB 2004 Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth.
- HB 2005 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); eligibility.
- HB 2014 Family First Prevention Services Act, federal; statutory alignment.
- HB 2015 Fraud prevention; DMAS to expand its existing program.
- HB 2017 Auxiliary grants; supportive housing.
- HB 2026 Newborn screening; congenital cytomegalovirus.
- HB 2035 Criminal history record information; screening individuals.
- HB 2040 Background checks; persons providing care for elderly or disabled.
- HB 2043 Child care providers; background checks, portability.
- HB 2045 Recovery residences; certification by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
- HB 2050 Certificate of public need; freestanding diagnostic imaging center.
- HB 2057 Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the; central office and facilities.
- HB 2108 Foster care agreements; rights of foster parent, dispute resolution.
- HB 2115 State Medical Facilities Plan; revisions.
- HB 2116 Disposition of the remains of a decedent; right to control.
- HB 2128 Telemedicine; physicians licensed in contiguous jurisdictions.
- HB 2129 Nursing, Board of; application for license or certification by military spouse, expedited review.
- HB 2137 Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; replaces certain terminology.
- HB 2158 Naloxone; expands list of individuals who may dispense.
- HB 2169 Physician assistants; licensure by endorsement.
- HB 2184 Volunteer license, special; issuance for limited practice.
- HB 2188 Social services, local departments of; bonuses for their officers, etc.
- HB 2203 Child care providers; fingerprint-based criminal history background checks, repeal sunset, etc.
- HB 2208 Adoption by relative; expands the applicability of procedures.
- HB 2215 Immunizations; acellular pertussis booster.
- HB 2219 Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.
- HB 2223 Pharmacies; delivery of prescription drugs, pharmacy benefits managers.
- HB 2228 Nursing and Psychology, Boards of; health regulatory boards, staggered terms.
- HB 2231 Food stamps; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 2238 Cemeteries; removal of remains, etc., of previously unidentified.
- HB 2245 Tetrahydrocannabinol; products containing, permits to process and dispense cannabidiol oil.
- HB 2247 Optometry, Board of; adds requirements for members.
- HB 2248 Pharmacy; practice, regulation by Board of Pharmacy.
- HB 2258 Child day programs; staff training requirements, exemption for cooperative preschools.
- HB 2267 Hospitals; drawing of certain blood samples.
- HB 2280 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure.
- HB 2282 Issuance of temporary licenses; individuals engaged in counseling residency.
- HB 2288 Certificate of public need; definition of "medical care facility."
- HB 2306 Long-Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services; referrals.
- HB 2318 Naloxone; possession and administration by school nurses and local health department employees.
- HB 2322 Onsite sewage treatment systems; VDH shall develop a plan for oversight and enforcement.
- HB 2397 TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 2407 Permanent foster care; eligibility.
- HB 2425 Health, Virginia Department of; monitoring of health care-associated infections.
- HB 2426 Dispensing of controlled substances; advance disclosure of charge.
- HB 2427 Health care services; payment estimates.
- HB 2445 Death certificate; medical certification, electronic filing w/State Registrar of Vital Records, etc.
- HB 2451 Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, disaster exemption.
- HB 2457 Medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or chiropractic, practitioners of; inactive license, charity care.
- HB 2474 Long-term care; expediting review of applications, report.
- HB 2493 Topical drugs; administration by dental hygienists, physician assistants, and nurses.
- HB 2517 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters.
- HB 2521 Assisted living facilities; staffing during overnight hours.
- HB 2546 Maternal Mortality Review Team; established, investigations.
- HB 2556 Health Professions, Dept. of, & health regulatory boards; information obtained in an investigation.
- HB 2557 Drug Control Act; classifies gabapentin as a Schedule V controlled substance.
- HB 2558 Medicaid recipients; treatment involving opioids or opioid replacements, payment.
- HB 2559 Electronic transmission of certain prescriptions; exceptions.
- HB 2560 Protective services; adult abuse and exploitation, multidisciplinary teams.
- HB 2561 Pharmacy audits; pharmacy benefits manager.
- HB 2563 Drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia; narcotic testing products.
- HB 2569 Family day homes; zoning permits.
- HB 2581 Maternal Mortality Review Team; established, investigations.
- HB 2596 Misbranded devices; menstrual products.
- HB 2613 Maternity care patients; adds information about perinatal anxiety.
- HB 2636 Dispensing of certain controlled substances and devices; limited license.
- HB 2652 Regulation of licensed providers; Board of BHDS to require disclosure of certain information.
- HB 2693 Qualified mental health professionals; regulations for registration.
- HB 2722 Continuing care retirement communities; accessing medical assistance, certificate of public need.
- HB 2729 Service dog; reduces age of dog for training.
- HB 2731 Lyme disease; disclosure of information to patients.
- HB 2743 Child protective services; investigations and family assessments, contact information.
- HB 2749 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; restrictions on use of cash assistance, report.
- HB 2750 Elective medical procedure, test, or service; advance estimate of patient payment amount.
- HB 2756 Child day programs; licensure exemption.
- HB 2758 Kinship foster care; notice to relatives.
- HB 2766 Certificate of public need; conditions, triennial review.
- HB 2798 All-Payer Claims Database; penalty.
- HB 2803 Higher educational institutions, public; employees with training to administer naloxone.
- SB 1004 Elective procedure, test, or service; estimate of payment amount.
- SB 1072 Training center; definition.
- SB 1077 Assisted living facility; Board of Social Services to amend certain regulations.
- SB 1094 Family day homes; zoning permits.
- SB 1106 Physical therapists & physical therapist assistants; licensure, Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.
- SB 1125 Certificate of public need; definition of "medical care facility", projects filed on/before 12/2017.
- SB 1135 Child in foster care; child identified as having a developmental disability.
- SB 1145 Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); transitional child care.
- SB 1167 Medicaid recipients; treatment involving opioids or opioid replacements, payment.
- SB 1195 School-based health centers; Va's Children's Cabinet shall establish joint task force.
- SB 1209 Patient care team; podiatrists and physician assistants.
- SB 1216 All-Payer Claims Database; penalty.
- SB 1217 Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.
- SB 1221 Telemedicine services; payment and coverage of services.
- SB 1247 Sale of caskets; preneed arrangements for funeral services.
- SB 1273 DOC; Director to establish health care continuous quality improvement committee.
- SB 1277 Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.
- SB 1280 Community health worker; definitions, individuals seeking certification, etc.
- SB 1286 Auxiliary grants; supportive housing.
- SB 1289 Pharmacy, Board of; seizure of controlled substances and prescription devices.
- SB 1300 Funeral establishments; full time manager requirement, exception, number of calls.
- SB 1366 Health, Commissioner of; consolidation of inspections.
- SB 1405 Pharmacist; counseling for new prescriptions, disposal of medicine.
- SB 1407 Child care providers; fingerprint background checks, forwarding fingerprints and other information.
- SB 1409 Assisted living facilities; requirement for licensed administrator.
- SB 1410 Assisted living facilities; staffing during overnight hours.
- SB 1435 Child welfare agencies; summary suspension.
- SB 1436 Child abuse or neglect; prenatal substance exposure, mandatory reporters.
- SB 1439 Death certificate; medical certification, electronic filing w/State Registrar of Vital Records, etc.
- SB 1485 Long-Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services; referral.
- SB 1515 Property conveyance; authorizes DBHDS to transfer certain property.
- SB 1547 Music therapists; Board of Health Professions to evaluate regulation.
- SB 1557 Pharmacy, Board of; cannabidiol oil and tetrahydrocannabinol oil, regulation of pharmaceutical.
- SB 1598 Corrections, Board of; minimum standards for health care services in local correctional facilities.
- SB 1622 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water, effective date.
- SB 1653 Prescription Monitoring Program; veterinarians.
- SB 1678 Family First Prevention Services Act, federal; statutory alignment.
- SB 1679 Family First Prevention Services Act; statutory alignment.
- SB 1694 Qualified mental health professionals; regulations for registration.
- SB 1719 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; registered agents and pharmaceutical processors.
- SB 1720 Kinship foster care; notice to relatives.
- SB 1722 Continuing care retirement communities; accessing medical assistance, certificate of public need.