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SB 1242 Advance directives; persons authorized to provide assistance in completing, training programs.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Qualified advance directive facilitators. Defines "qualified advance directive facilitator" as a person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department of Health for providing assistance in completing and executing a written advance directive; establishes requirements for training programs for qualified advance directive facilitators; and provides that distribution of a form for an advance directive that meets the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of ministerial assistance to a person with regard to the completion or execution of such form shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. This bill is identical to HB 1747.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103840D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103840D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1242ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103840D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/19/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/23/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/23/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1242E
- 01/23/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103840D-E
- 01/24/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/09/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Read second time
- 02/13/17 House: Read third time
- 02/13/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/13/17 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1242ER)
- 02/20/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 752 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752)