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2021 SESSION
SB 1445 COVID-19; facilitates vaccine administration.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine; emergency. Facilitates the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill requires the Department of Health (the Department) to establish a program to enable eligible health care providers to volunteer to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the Commonwealth during a state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the Governor. The bill defines "eligible health care provider" and provides that the program shall include (i) a process by which an eligible health care provider may register to participate in the program and (ii) the training requirements for participating eligible health care providers related to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, including training on the intramuscular injection of the COVID-19 vaccine and contraindications and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill specifies requirements that the Department shall ensure that each site at which COVID-19 vaccinations are administered by eligible health care providers satisfies. The bill also requires the Department to establish a process by which entities, including medical care facilities, hospitals, hospital systems, corporations, businesses, pharmacies, public and private institutions of higher education, localities, and any other professional or community entity operating in the Commonwealth, may volunteer their facilities as sites at which the COVID-19 vaccine may be administered to residents of the Commonwealth. The bill permits a public institution of higher education or a private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to volunteer to provide assistance to the Department and local health departments for data processing, analytics, and program development related to the COVID-19 vaccine through the use of its employees, students, technology, and facilities. The bill also permits localities with fire departments, emergency medical services departments, and volunteer rescue squads to establish and staff vaccine administration clinics. The bill provides civil and criminal immunity to individuals and professional entities acting pursuant to the bill and contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2333.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/21 Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 21103261D pdf
- 01/21/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103452D-S1 pdf
- 01/22/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21103452D-ES1 pdf
- 01/28/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103925D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1445ER) pdf
- 02/15/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/19/21 Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 21103261D
- 01/19/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103452D-S1
- 01/22/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/22/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103452D-S1
- 01/22/21 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/22/21 Senate: Amendment by Senator Mason agreed to
- 01/22/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1445ES1
- 01/22/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21103452D-ES1
- 01/22/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/28/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/28/21 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103925D-H1
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 02/01/21 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time
- 02/01/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103925D-H1
- 02/01/21 House: Amendment by Delegate Sickles agreed to
- 02/01/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB1445H1
- 02/01/21 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Passage (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Title replaced 21103925D-H1
- 02/08/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/08/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1445ER)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/10/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/11/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 11, 2021
- 02/11/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2021
- 02/15/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 2 (effective 2/15/21)
- 02/15/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002)