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2022 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health

Lewis (Chair), Saslaw, Barker, Dunnavant, Suetterlein

Date of Meeting: January 25, 2022
Time and Place: 4:00 pm / Subcommittee room #2 Pocahontas Building
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S.B. 46

Patron: Petersen

Certain emergency and quarantine orders; additional procedural requirements. Provides that any person who is affected by an order of quarantine may file an appeal in the circuit court for the city or county in which he resides or is located or the circuit court for the jurisdiction or jurisdictions for any affected area; currently, only a person who is subject to an order of quarantine may appeal the order. The bill also provides that, in any case in which the Governor has issued an emergency order that includes any measure that closes schools or businesses or restricts the movement of healthy persons within the area to which the order applies, all of the rights, protections, and procedures applicable in the case of an order of quarantine issued by the Commissioner of Health shall apply.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-48.010 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 44-146.17:1.1, relating to certain emergency and quarantine orders; additional procedural requirements.

22100560D

S.B. 86

Patron: Stanley

Department of Health; primitive campgrounds; sewer system and toilet requirements. Directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations to exempt primitive campgrounds from the permanent sanitary facility requirements enumerated in relevant portions of the Virginia Administrative Code. The bill permits the Department to require primitive campgrounds to provide and maintain portable toilet facilities at the ratio of at least one toilet for every 75 campers and at least one toilet in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

A BILL to direct the Department of Health to amend its regulations related to sewer system and toilet requirements in primitive campgrounds.

22101365D

S.B. 119

Patron: Hanger

Involuntary temporary detention; disclosure of health records. Requires a local community services board to disclose medical records and ancillary information obtained during an evaluation to determine whether a person meets the criteria for involuntary temporary detention to a health care provider providing services to such person in a hospital emergency department.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 37.2-809 of the Code of Virginia, relating to involuntary temporary detention; disclosure of health records.

22102956D

S.B. 192

Patron: Mason

Local health director; qualifications. Allows local health directors to possess a Doctor of Public Health degree, a Master of Public Health degree, or a doctoral degree in the area of public health as an alternative to the current requirement that local health directors be physicians licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-30 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local health director; qualifications.

22100567D

S.B. 340

Patron: Barker

Freestanding emergency departments. Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations related to freestanding emergency departments, defined in the bill as facilities located in the Commonwealth that (i) provide emergency services, (ii) are owned and operated by a licensed hospital and operate under the hospital's license, and (iii) are located on separate premises from the primary campus of the hospital. The bill also requires freestanding emergency departments to make certain disclosures to patients, in advertisements, and on any online platforms associated with such emergency department.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-123, 32.1-125, 32.1-127, 59.1-200, and 59.1-204 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-125.6, relating to freestanding emergency departments.

22101751D

S.B. 350

Patron: Surovell

Health records; patient's right to disclosure. Requires a health care entity to include in its disclosure of an individual's health records any changes made to the health records and an audit trail for such records if the individual requests that such information be included in the health records disclosure.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-413 and 32.1-127.1:03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health records; patient's right to disclosure.

22100066D

S.B. 361

Patron: Stuart

Marcus alert system; optional participation. Provides that participation in the Marcus alert system shall be optional for localities and that no locality, community services board, or behavioral health authority shall be required to participate in the Marcus alert system.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-193 and 37.2-311.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Marcus alert system; optional participation.

22102006D

S.B. 436

Patron: Barker

Board of Health; Statewide Telehealth Plan; Virginia Telehealth Network. Requires the Board of Health to consult with the Virginia Telehealth Network in amending and maintaining the Statewide Telehealth Plan. The bill requires the Board of Health to leverage the expertise of the Virginia Telehealth Network, or another Virginia-based nongovernmental organization focused on telehealth if the Virginia Telehealth Network is no longer in existence, to (i) provide direct consultation to any advisory groups and groups tasked by the Board with implementation and data collection, (ii) track implementation of the Statewide Telehealth Plan, and (iii) facilitate changes to the Statewide Telehealth Plan as accepted medical practices and technologies evolve.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-122.03:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Health; Statewide Telehealth Plan; Virginia Telehealth Network.

22103818D

S.B. 448

Patron: Boysko

Hospital regulations; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Requires hospitals to develop and implement written policies and procedures related to the screening and treatment of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to hospital regulations; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

22103845D

S.B. 580

Patron: McDougle

Department of Health; triennial audit requirement for hospices and home care organizations. Directs the Department of Health to remove the triennial audit requirement for hospices and home care organizations.

A BILL to direct the Department of Health to amend its regulations to remove the triennial audit requirement for hospices and home care organizations.

22100900D

S.B. 617

Patron: Locke

Commissioner of Health and local health director qualifications; local variances. Requires the Commissioner of Health to possess a Doctor of Public Health degree, a Master of Public Health degree, or a doctoral degree in the area of public health in addition to the current requirement that the Commissioner of Health be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth with certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine or a recognized board in a primary care specialty as approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties. The bill allows local health directors to possess a Doctor of Public Health degree, a Master of Public Health degree, or a doctoral degree in the area of public health as an alternative to the current requirement that local health directors be physicians licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth. Additionally, the bill allows the Commissioner to grant a variance to a state law or regulation of the Board when the Commissioner determines that, upon review of an application from a county, city, or town, (i) the applicant for such variance has demonstrated that the implementation of a regulation would impose a substantial financial or programmatic hardship and (ii) the variance would not adversely affect the safety and well-being of residents of the county, city, or town or the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-17, 32.1-30, and 32.1-34 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commissioner of Health and local health director qualifications; local variances.

22103430D

S.B. 626

Patron: Ebbin

Department of Health; non-skilled home care organizations; triennial audit requirement. Directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations to exempt non-skilled home care organizations that do not participate in government-funded programs from the requirement of a triennial audit for licensing.

A BILL to direct the Department of Health to amend its regulations to exempt certain home care organizations from the triennial audit requirement.

22103503D