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1997 SESSION
SJ 355 Study; health status and conditions of African-Americans.
Introduced by: W. Henry Maxwell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Study; Health status and conditions of African-Americans in Virginia. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care in cooperation with the Office on Minority Health in the State Department of Health to study the health status and conditions of African-American citizens in the Commonwealth. The Commission shall, among other things, determine the health status of African-Americans in the Commonwealth; identify the diseases and health conditions prevalent among such persons; determine the extent to which health promotion activities are directed to this population, and whether such activities are effective; ascertain the types of medical services frequently accessed by African-Americans; and determine Virginia's progress towards meeting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2000 goals relative to minority groups.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977688705 pdf
- 01/28/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 971836705-S1 pdf
- 03/10/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ355ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977688705
- 01/20/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/28/97 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 01/28/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 971836705-S1
- 01/29/97 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/97 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 971836705-S1
- 01/30/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 971836705-S1
- 01/30/97 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 01/30/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/01/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/97 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/11/97 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/13/97 House: Agreed to by House with amendments (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/17/97 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/17/97 House: Title replaced
- 03/10/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ355ER)