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2015 SESSION

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HB 1738 Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours.

Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Hospices; notice of patient's death to dispenser. Requires every hospice licensed by the Department of Health or exempt from licensure pursuant to § 32.1-162.2 with a hospice patient residing at home at the time of death to notify every pharmacy that has dispensed partial quantities of a Schedule II controlled substance for a patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness, as authorized by federal law, within 48 hours of the patient's death.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103178D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104476D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103178D
• 01/12/15  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/15  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/26/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/15  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104476D-H1
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time
• 02/02/15  House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104476D-H1
• 02/02/15  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1738H1
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/13/15  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
• 02/19/15  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/15  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)
• 02/26/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15
• 02/27/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/27/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/27/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)