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SB 1179 Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; workgroup to establish educational guidelines for training health care providers in the safe prescribing and appropriate use of opioids. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and each of the Commonwealth's medical schools, dental schools, schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education programs, and nursing education programs to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses, in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse. The workgroup shall report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2161.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101155D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101155D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1179ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101155D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1179E
- 02/06/17 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101155D-E
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/09/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Read second time
- 02/13/17 House: Read third time
- 02/13/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/14/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1179ER)
- 02/14/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/15/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
- 02/15/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
- 02/20/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 2/20/17)
- 02/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062)