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2014 SESSION

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SB 185 Physician assistant; expert witness testimony.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | 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 HB 191.

FULL TEXT

• 01/02/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102092D  pdf
• 02/17/14  House: Committee substitute printed 14105042D-H1  pdf
• 02/27/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB185ER)  pdf
• 03/27/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/02/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102092D
• 01/02/14  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/14  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/14/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/14  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/16/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/20/14  House: Read first time
• 01/20/14  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/14  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/14  House: Committee substitute printed 14105042D-H1
• 02/19/14  House: Read second time
• 02/20/14  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/14  House: Read third time
• 02/21/14  House: Committee substitute agreed to 14105042D-H1
• 02/21/14  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB185H1
• 02/21/14  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/14  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/21/14  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/14  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/14  Senate: Title replaced 14105042D-H1
• 02/27/14  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/27/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB185ER)
• 02/27/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 361 (effective 7/1/14)
• 03/27/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)