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HB 191 Physician assistant; expert witness testimony.
Introduced by: J. Randall Minchew | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Expert witness testimony; chiropractor; physician assistant. Allows a properly qualified physician assistant to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his activities as authorized under Virginia law, except in any medical malpractice action for or against (i) a defendant doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine regarding standard of care or (ii) a defendant health care provider regarding causation. The bill also adds "treatment" and "treatment plan" to those matters about which a chiropractor may testify as an expert witness. This bill is identical to SB 185.
FULL TEXT
- 12/23/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101777D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104474D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB191ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0391) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/23/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101777D
- 12/23/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/03/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104474D-H1
- 02/08/14 House: Read first time
- 02/10/14 House: Read second time
- 02/10/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104474D-H1
- 02/10/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB191H1
- 02/11/14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/14 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/24/14 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/24/14 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/14 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/26/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 6-N)
- 03/03/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB191ER)
- 03/03/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 391 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/31/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0391)