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2023 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Health Professions

Barker (Chair), Saslaw, Newman, Edwards, Dunnavant, Suetterlein, Pillion, Hashmi, McPike

Staff: J. Bergamini, J. Carlton
Date of Meeting: February 14, 2023
Time and Place: 4 PM / Senate Subcommittee Room 2, Pocahontas Building

H.B. 1389

Patron: Anderson

Administration of controlled substances for treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbance; parental consent required. Provides that a minor shall not be deemed an adult for the purpose of consenting to administration of medication for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbance. Currently, a minor is deemed an adult for the purpose of consenting to medical and health services needed in the case of outpatient care, treatment, or rehabilitation for mental illness or emotional disturbance.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2969 of the Code of Virginia, relating to administration of medications treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbance; parental consent required.

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H.B. 1622

Patron: Wright

Health regulatory boards; delegation of authority to conduct informal fact-finding proceedings. Removes the requirement that a health regulatory board receive information that a practitioner may be subject to a disciplinary action in order for the board to delegate to an appropriately qualified agency subordinate the authority to conduct informal fact-finding proceedings.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health regulatory boards; delegation of authority to conduct informal fact-finding proceedings.

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H.B. 1795

Patron: Freitas

Abortion; born alive infant; treatment and care; penalty. Requires every health care provider licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive following such attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure the immediate transfer of the infant who has been born alive to a hospital for further medical care. A health care provider who fails to comply with the requirements of the bill is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill also requires every hospital licensed by the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatment and care of a human infant who has been born alive following an attempt to terminate a pregnancy and for the immediate reporting to law enforcement of any failure to provide such required treatment and care.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-127 and 54.1-2915 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-76.3, relating to abortion; born alive infant; treatment and care; penalty.

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H.B. 1952

Patron: Hodges

Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety; centralized or remote processing of prescriptions. Requires that a pharmacy that, on average, during any one-week period is unable to process a prescription within two days of receipt of such prescription shall report the prescription backlog to the Board of Pharmacy (the Board). The bill requires any pharmacy making such report to submit a corrective action plan detailing its staffing, workflow, technology, and patient communication strategies to address the prescription backlog. The bill permits the Board to (i) investigate any reported or suspected backlog; (ii) accept, amend, or reject a corrective action plan; and (iii) impose disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit for failure to comply with this section. Additionally, the bill allows pharmacies to perform centralized or remote processing of prescriptions in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations within 280 days of enactment.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1 sections numbered 54.1-3434.06 and 54.1-3434.07, relating to pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety; centralized or remote processing of prescriptions.

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H.B. 2270

Patron: Greenhalgh

Provision of abortion; right to informed consent. Requires physicians and authorized nurse practitioners to follow certain procedures and processes to effect a pregnant woman's informed written consent prior to the performance of an abortion.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-77 and 18.2-76 of the Code of Virginia, relating to provision of abortion; right to informed consent.

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H.B. 2284

Patron: Wiley

Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals; membership. Removes from the membership of the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals a faculty member of a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth whose principal field of teaching is management or operation of waterworks or wastewater works and adds to the Board's membership a local or regional representative of the Department of Health.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals; membership.

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