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1998 SESSION
SB 660 Practitioner information.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Practitioner information. Requires the collection, compilation and disclosure or availability of various information on licensed practicing physicians and health maintenance organizations in Virginia. This bill amends the various collection and reporting statutes to (i) require the Commissioner of Health to collect data relating to the quality and performance of medical services in health maintenance organizations, prepare an annual summary of complaints filed against health maintenance organizations, and disseminate such information to consumers, and allow the Commissioner to report a summary of data so collected to the patient level data system; (ii) authorize the Department of Health Professions to include in its reports and summaries information specially required by the Board of Medicine, and allow disclosure of such information to the public; (iii) require reporting of disciplinary actions and malpractice judgments and multiple malpractice settlements from health maintenance organizations to the Board of Medicine; and (iv) require the Board of Medicine to compile and release, upon request, specific information on physicians relating to education, practice demographics, disciplinary actions and malpractice suits or settlements.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 986289443 pdf
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 986838755-S1 pdf
- 03/06/98 House: Committee substitute printed 987065755-H1 pdf
- 03/27/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB660ER) pdf
- 05/07/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 986289443
- 01/26/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/03/98 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 986838755-S1
- 02/12/98 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 986838755-S1
- 02/16/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 986838755-S1
- 02/16/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/98 House: Read first time
- 02/19/98 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/20/98 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 03/05/98 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/98 House: Read second time
- 03/06/98 House: Committee substitute printed 987065755-H1
- 03/09/98 House: Read third time
- 03/09/98 House: Committee substitute agreed to 987065755-H1
- 03/09/98 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 987065755-H1
- 03/09/98 House: Passed House with substitute (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/11/98 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/98 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUBSTITUTE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/27/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB660ER)
- 04/06/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 744 (effective 7/1/98)
- 05/07/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744)