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.
2011 SESSION
SB 924 Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations required of Board of Health.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Board of Health; regulation of facilities. Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations containing minimum standards for policies related to infection prevention, disaster preparedness, and facility security of hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities. This bill provides that minimum standards for construction, maintenance, operation, staffing, equipping, staff qualifications and training, and conditions under which services may be provided, as well as requirements for policies related to infection prevention, disaster preparedness, and facility security for hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities shall also apply to any facility in which five or more first trimester abortions per month are performed, and that such facilities, shall be classified as a category of hospital for the purposes of such requirements. This bill requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act within 280 days of enactment.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102225D pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB924ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102225D
- 01/10/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/12/11 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
- 01/27/11 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/08/11 House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
- 02/10/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 House: Read second time
- 02/21/11 House: Read third time
- 02/21/11 House: Amendments by Delegate Byron agreed to (63-Y 34-N)
- 02/21/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (63-Y 34-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/21/11 House: Passed House with amendments (67-Y 32-N)
- 02/21/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/11 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/11 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/24/11 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB924ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)