HEALTH
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    HEALTH

    Abortion; informed consent, certain information to be provided prior thereto. Amending § 18.2-76. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1629; McDonnell, HB 2778)

    Abortion; partial abortion prohibited unless necessary to save life of woman, penalty. Amending § 18.2-74.1; adding § 18.2-74.2. (Patron-Earley, SB 1149)

    Abortion; partial abortion prohibited unless woman's life or health is at risk. Adding § 18.2-74.2. (Patron-McClure, HB 2898)

    Abortion; penalty for performing a D+X abortion. Amending § 18.2-74. (Patron-McClure, HB 1185)

    Abortion Choice Act; created. Adding §§ 32.1-162.21 through 32.1-162.33. (Patron-Marshall, HB 225)

    Abortions for minors; juvenile court jurisdiction. Amending § 16.1-241. (Patron-Earley, SB 1148)

    Abortions for minors; procedures. Amending § 16.1-241; adding §§ 18.2-75.1, 18.2-75.2 and 18.2-75.3. (Patron-Drake, HB 2832; Marshall, HB 2899; Hanger, SB 1096)

    Accident and Sickness Insurance Market, Additional Reforms in Individual; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (Chapter 550, 1996 Acts). (HD 27)

    Adult care residences; Department for Aging to provide information to consumers concerning recognized features of special care units. Amending § 2.1-373. (Patron-Woods, SB 1033)

    African-Americans; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study health status and conditions thereof. (Patron-Maxwell, SJR 355)

    Air MEDIVAC System; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 636)

    Ambulance services, private, and State MEDIVAC System; Office of Emergency Medical Services to study operation thereof. (Patron-Davies, HJR 548)

    Anatomical gifts; changes in procedure for donation. Amending § 32.1-290. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 1968)

    Asbestos analytical laboratory license; required in order to determine presence or absence of asbestos. Amending § 54.1-503. (Patron-Lambert, SB 833)

    Asbestos inspections; certain not required in buildings being renovated or demolished. Amending § 36-99.7. (Patron-Lambert, SB 834)

    Asbestos Licensing and Lead Certification, Board for; name changed to Board for Asbestos and Lead, changes nomenclature from certification to licensure for lead contractors, contractors, tradesmen, etc. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6, 9-6.25:2, 10.1-1408.2, 54.1-500, 54.1-500.1, 54.1-501, 54.1-503, 54.1-516, 54.1-517, 54.1-1100, 54.1-1102, 54.1-1103, 54.1-1108.2, 54.1-1118, 54.1-1119, 54.1-1120, 54.1-1123, 54.1-1125, 54.1-1126, 54.1-1127, 54.1-1129 through 54.1-1135, 54.1-2211 and 54.1-2212. (Patron-Wagner, HB 2554)

    Biological evidence; storage. Amending § 19.2-270.4. (Patron-Woodrum, HB 1811)

    Birth records; any American Indian or Native American may obtain a copy if original contains an incorrect racial designation. Amending § 32.1-272. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2889)

    Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; appeals of denial of certain payments. Adding § 38.2-5011.1. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 1726)

    Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; Board of Directors to study increasing scope and magnitude thereof. (Patron-Woodrum, HJR 641)

    Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; certain civil actions permitted. Amending § 38.2-5002. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 2014)

    Certificate of Public Need (COPN) Program; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (Chapter 901, 1996 Acts). (HD 82)

    Chesapeake Hospital Authority; changes in salary. Amending Chapter 271, 1966 Acts. (Patron-Spruill, HB 2529)

    Chief Medical Examiner, Feasibility of Establishing a Southwest Virginia Regional Office of; Report of Department of Health (HJR 214, 1996). (HD 74)

    Child immunization tracking system, statewide; Department of Health to study development thereof. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 268)

    Child support; payment of medical expenses. Amending §§ 20-60.3 and 20-108.2. (Patron-Moore, HB 2813)

    Child support; use of Medicaid for health coverage to be added to support obligation. Amending § 20-108.2. (Patron-Earley, SB 498)

    Death; determination. Amending § 54.1-2972. (Patron-Couric, SB 835)

    Death; determination by a registered nurse employed by Department of Corrections. Amending § 54.1-2972. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2056)

    Dental hygienists, licensed, under direction and supervision of dentists; joint subcommittee to study administration of local anesthesia thereby, appropriation. (Patron-Gartlan, SJR 320)

    Diseases; reporting by hospitals, physicians, laboratory directors, etc. Amending §§ 32.1-36, 32.1-37 and 32.1-38. (Patron-Lambert, SB 828)

    DNA evidence; defendant may challenge for accuracy and reliability. Amending § 19.2-270.5. (Patron-Howell, SB 879)

    DNA evidence; independent examination thereof. Adding § 9-196.13. (Patron-Howell, SB 878)

    DNA Evidence, Admissibility, Reliability and Interpretation of; Report of Crime Commission (HJR 31, 1996). (HD 62)

    Drug Control Act; use and delivery of solutions for peritoneal dialysis. Amending §§ 54.1-3401 and 54.1-3435.2. (Patron-Melvin, HB 2642)

    Elderly or Disabled, Study of Whether There are Abuses in Independent Living Arrangements for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (HJR 637, 1995). (HD 21)

    Emergency medical services; rendering without compensation includes charging for administrative costs. Amending § 8.01-225. (Patron-Murphy, HB 513)

    Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; members. Amending § 32.1-111.10. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1731)

    Emergency medical services agencies; collection of data concerning a call for services resulting in a child fatality. Amending § 32.1-283.1. (Patron-Crouch, HB 735)

    Emergency medical services personnel; certification requirements. Amending §§ 32.1-111.4 and 32.1-111.5. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2127)

    Exhumation of corpses; provisions to prove a biological relationship. Amending § 32.1-286. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 1569)

    Family and Medical Leave Act; employees eligible for sick leave. Amending § 2.1-114.5. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2236)

    Fire suppression systems; required in hospitals. Amending § 32.1-126.3. (Patron-Baker, HB 2562; Weatherholtz, HB 2825)

    Funeral trusts; removes cap in computation for Medicaid eligibility. Amending § 55-19.5. (Patron-Quayle, SB 802)

    Genetic Research, Joint Subcommittee Studying Legal and Policy Ramifications of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Howell, SJR 248)

    Head injuries; Commission on Coordination of Delivery of Services to Persons With Physical and Sensory Disabilities, et al., to study prevalence thereof among persons in mental and correctional institutions. (Patron-Scott, HJR 620)

    Health and life insurance; disclosure of medical test results to applicants. Adding § 38.2-613.01. (Patron-Scott, HB 2647)

    Health benefits; Joint Commission on Health Care to establish a task force to study participation in point-of-service plans for Virginia's businesses, appropriation. (Patron-Baker, HJR 631; Walker, SJR 297)

    Health Benefits Advisory Council; confirming appointments. (Patron-Moss, HJR 463; Miller, K.G., SJR 190)

    Health care; expressing sense of General Assembly's support of Health Information's strategic plan for developing and publishing useful health care cost and quality information. (Patron-DeBoer, HJR 551)

    Health Care Decisions Act; Board of Medicine to examine operation thereof. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 652)

    Health Care Decisions Act; donation of organs, tissue, etc. Amending §§ 32.1-290.1, 54.1-2982 and 54.1-2984. (Patron-Bryant, HB 2173)

    Health care entities, nonprofit; disposition of assets. Adding §§ 55-531, 55-532 and 55-533. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 2335)

    Health care facilities; definition of hospital to include clinics performing 25 or more abortions per year. Amending § 32.1-123. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2878)

    Health care for indigent and uninsured; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study issues regarding provision thereof. (Patron-Walker, SJR 298)

    Health Care Foundation; commending efforts to enhance access to primary and preventive health care for uninsured and medically underserved citizens. (Patron-Woods, SJR 234)

    Health Care, Joint Commission on; Secretary of Health and Human Resources, et al., to review various boards, advisory boards, commissions, committees and councils identified thereby. (Patron-Woods, SJR 317)

    Health Care, Joint Commission on; 1995 Annual Report (Chapters 799 and 818, 1992 Acts). (HD 9)

    Health Care Plan for Political Subdivision Beneficiaries of Retirement System, Establishing a; Report of Department of Personnel and Training (SJR 66, 1996). (SD 3)

    Health care plans; encouraging employers with self-insured, managed plans to furnish their female employees direct access to ob/gyn services. (Patron-Keating, HJR 642)

    Health care plans, managed; Bureau of Insurance of State Corporation Commission, et al., to review statutes and regulations governing health maintenance organizations and determine application to other forms thereof. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 611)

    Health care plans, managed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study improving consistent application of laws and regulations. (Patron-Plum, HJR 657)

    Health Care Policy and Regulations, Various Entities Receiving State Funds or Having Responsibilities for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 104, 1996). (SD 8)

    Health care provider records; disclosure. Amending §§ 8.01-413 and 54.1-2403.3; adding § 32.1-127.1:03; repealing § 32.1-127.1:02. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 750; Cunningham, HB 2733)

    Health Care Services, Impact of Legislative Proposals on Managed Care Cost Containment and Point-of-Service; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (HJR 231 and Chapter 776, 1996 Acts). (HD 79)

    Health Data Organizations; Report of Health Information's Strategic Plan (Chapter 902, 1996 Acts). (HD 26)

    Health Education Centers Programs, Statewide Area; changes in regulations. Amending § 32.1-122.7. (Patron-Houck, SB 1141)

    Health insurance; access to an ob/gyn without necessity of prior referral. Amending §§ 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.10. (Patron-Watkins, HB 1472)

    Health insurance; coverage for acupuncture. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Tata, HB 2452)

    Health insurance; coverage for hemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Hargrove, HB 2815; Barry, SB 859)

    Health insurance; coverage for prescription contraceptives. Adding § 38.2-3407.5:1. (Patron-Connally, HB 1233)

    Health insurance; coverage for radioisotopic implantation for treatment of prostate cancer. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.2:2. (Patron-Phillips, HB 710)

    Health insurance; coverage for reconstructive breast surgery. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 948)

    Health insurance; includes emergency services in health care services. Amending § 38.2-4300. (Patron-Robinson, HB 964)

    Health Insurance Benefits and Providers, Financial Impact of Mandated; Report of State Corporation Commission (§ 38.2-3419.1 of Code of Virginia). (HD 15)

    Health Insurance Market; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (Chapter 550, 1996 Acts). (SD 29)

    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; implementation of provisions, Bureau of Insurance of State Corporation Commission, et al., to monitor and report on impact thereof. Amending §§ 38.2-3431, 38.2-3433, 38.2-4214, 38.2-4216.1, 38.2-4217, 38.2-4229.1, 38.2-4306, 38.2-4319 and 58.1-2501; adding §§ 38.2-3430.1 through 38.2-3430.10, 38.2-3432.1, 38.2-3432.2, 38.2-3432.3, 38.2-3434 through 38.2-3437, 38.2-4322 and 38.2-4323; repealing § 38.2-3432. (Patron-Hall, HB 2887; Bolling, SB 1112)

    Health insurers; notification of Medicaid eligibility to insured. Amending §§ 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.10. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 1409)

    Health insurers and health maintenance organizations; to include in provider network provisions for essential community providers. Adding §§ 38.2-3407.01, 38.2-4209.01 and 38.2-4312.01. (Patron-McEachin, HB 2469)

    Health maintenance organizations; accountability for quality care, etc. Amending §§ 38.2-305, 38.2-4306, 38.2-4307, 38.2-4307.1, 38.2-4308, 38.2-4315, 38.2-4316 and 38.2-4319; adding §§ 32.1-122.10:01, 38.2-4322 and 38.2-4323. (Patron-Shuler, HB 2789)

    Health maintenance organizations; Health Commissioner, et al., to review quality of health care services provided thereby. Amending §§ 38.2-305, 38.2-4214, 38.2-4308, 38.2-4315 and 38.2-4319; adding § 32.1-122.10:01. (Patron-Connally, HB 2785)

    Health maintenance organizations; patient access to emergency services. Adding § 38.2-4312.3. (Patron-Robinson, HB 2062)

    Health maintenance organizations; review and approval of certain treatment protocols. Amending § 38.2-4312; adding § 54.1-2971.2. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2569)

    Health Practitioners' Intervention Program; created. Amending §§ 2.1-342, 2.1-344, 8.01-581.13, 9-6.14:4.1, 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2505; adding §§ 54.1-2515 through 54.1-2518. (Patron-Edwards, SB 964)

    Health regulatory boards; complaints, investigations or disciplinary proceedings. Adding §§ 54.1-2400.2 and 54.1-2400.3; repealing §§ 54.1-2708.1, 54.1-2910 and 54.1-3612. (Patron-Crouch, HB 1713)

    Health regulatory boards; conduct of informal hearings in disciplinary proceedings. Amending §§ 54.1-2400, 54.1-2401, 54.1-2919 and 54.1-3010. (Patron-Newman, SB 887)

    Health regulatory boards; powers and duties concerning licensing, registration, etc. Amending §§ 54.1-2708, 54.1-2920, 54.1-3009 and 54.1-3605; adding § 54.1-2408.1; repealing §§ 54.1-3217, 54.1-3317 and 54.1-3808. (Patron-Barry, SB 721)

    Health regulatory boards served by Department of Health Professions; fees. Amending § 9-6.14:4.1. (Patron-Martin, SB 843)

    Hemophiliacs; facilities which provide treatment and care therefor to maintain adequate supply of stock clotting factors. Amending § 32.1-127. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 730; Hamilton, HB 2417)

    HIV or hepatitis B or C viruses; testing and release of results to law-enforcement officers. Amending § 32.1-45.1. (Patron-Albo, HB 2416)

    HIV-positive individuals; implementation of premium assistance program therefor. Amending § 32.1-330.1. (Patron-Darner, HB 2013)

    Hospitals; approval of sale or conversion. Amending § 32.1-125; adding § 32.1-127.4. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2218)

    Human Rights Act; adds pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions as protected classes from unlawful discrimination. Amending §§ 2.1-715, 2.1-716, 2.1-717, 2.1-725, 15.1-37.3:8, 15.1-783.1 and 15.1-783.2. (Patron-Mims, HB 2544)

    Income tax, state; deductions include bone marrow donor screening fee, exception. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 2859)

    Indigent medical services; accounting. Adding § 54.1-2403.4. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 1138)

    Insurance pools; Joint Commission on Health Care to study high risk insurance pools and establishment thereof in Virginia. (Patron-Walker, SJR 337)

    Insurance Regulations, Exemptions and Regulatory Policy for Pace and Pre-Pace Projects; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (Chapter 628, 1996 Acts). (HD 28)

    Involuntary commitment; eliminates requirement of a prescreening report if a patient is confined in a state hospital for 5 years or more. Amending § 37.1-67.3. (Patron-Ruff, HB 2602)

    Laser surgery; definition. Adding § 54.1-2400.01. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 1174)

    License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Operation Smile. Adding § 46.2-749.2:8. (Patron-Earley, SB 989)

    Long-term care facilities and community-based services; Joint Commission on Health Care to establish a task force to address outstanding long-term care and aging issues pertaining to licensing, financing, organization and regulation thereof. (Patron-Connally, HJR 655; Woods, SJR 316)

    Long-term care insurance; benefits for home-health care. Adding § 38.2-5202.1. (Patron-Plum, HB 813)

    Long-term care insurance; Joint Commission on Health Care to study. (Patron-Plum, HJR 633; Woods, SJR 364)

    Long-term care insurance; Joint Commission on Health Care to study interaction between such coverage and Medicaid eligibility. (Patron-Cantor, HJR 605)

    Long-Term Care Insurance Policies, Mandated Coverage of Home Care in; Report of Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (§§ 9-298 and 9-299 of Code of Virginia). (HD 34)

    Managed Care Industry, Appropriate Role of Agencies in Overseeing; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 67, 1996). (SD 7)

    Marital sexual assault; payment of medical expenses incurred in gathering of evidence in such cases. Amending § 19.2-165.1. (Patron-Howell, SB 1049)

    Mastectomy patients; minimum hospital stay. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2020)

    Medicaid costs and services; Department of Medical Assistance Services to study effects thereon due to pain resulting from an illness or injury. (Patron-Woods, SJR 368)

    Medicaid Forecasting Methodology, Review of; Report of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (HJR 143, 1996). (HD 5)

    Medicaid managed care programs; delay in implementation of component. Adding § 32.1-325.03. (Patron-Lambert, SB 608)

    Medicaid-Funded Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services; Report of Department of Medical Assistance Services (HJR 125, 1996). (HD 22)

    Medical assistance services; coverage for breast cancer treatment. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SB 1087)

    Medical assistance services; coverage for clinical nurse specialists. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Thomas, HB 2425)

    Medical assistance services; coverage for high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants for individuals diagnosed with lymphoma or breast cancer. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Christian, HB 2744; Saslaw, SB 1172)

    Medical assistance services; coverage for preventive and rehabilitative services for certain physically disabled persons. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 2724)

    Medical assistance services; creation of Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan and Trust Fund. Adding §§ 32.1-351, 32.1-352 and 32.1-353. (Patron-Brickley, HB 2682)

    Medical care facilities certificates of public need; Commissioner of Health to report on status of such program. Adding § 32.1-102.12. (Patron-Melvin, HB 2477)

    Medical care facilities certificates of public need; conditions on issuance to continuing care retirement communities, Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study management of applications for nursing facility projects in such communities. Adding § 32.1-102.3:2.2. (Patron-Houck, SB 1139)

    Medical care facilities certificates of public need; definition of specialized centers or clinics deletes outpatient or ambulatory surgery centers in a physician's office. Amending § 32.1-102.1. (Patron-Newman, SB 509)

    Medical care facilities certificates of public need; extends admission of patients for certain nursing facilities which provide continuing care. Adding § 32.1-102.3:2.2. (Patron-Brickley, HB 2435; Waddell, SB 1086)

    Medical care facilities certificates of public need; specialized centers to replace single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with nuclear medicine imaging. Amending § 32.1-102.1. (Patron-Brickley, HB 2016)

    Medical Education, Need for Mandatory Continuing; Report of Board of Medicine (HJR 68, 1996). (HD 20)

    Medical Equipment Companies and Pharmacy Services, Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 62, 1996). (SD 25)

    Medical investigator system, lay; Crime Commission to study need therefor. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 578)

    Medical malpractice; liability of health maintenance organizations. Adding § 8.01-581.15:1. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2568)

    Medical Procedures and Treatment, Issues Regarding Informed Consent to; Report of Joint Subcommittee (SJR 313, 1995). (SD 4)

    Medical records; use as evidence in circuit court in personal injury cases. Adding § 8.01-413.02; repealing § 16.1-88.2. (Patron-McEachin, HB 2209)

    Motor vehicle liability insurance; payment of medical expense and loss of income benefits. Amending §§ 8.01-413.01 and 38.2-2201. (Patron-Mims, HB 2541; Armstrong, HB 2699)

    Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board; created, to report on operations and funding of Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6, 2.1-342 and 9-6.14:4.1; adding §§ 32.1-73.1 through 32.1-73.4. (Patron-Couric, SB 1132)

    Nurse-Midwives, Direct Reimbursement of Certified; Report of Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (§§ 9-298 and 9-299 of Code of Virginia). (HD 35)

    Nursing facilities; licensure and funding requirements for pediatric units thereof. Amending §§ 2.1-757, 2.1-758, 22.1-215, 32.1-125 and 63.1-195. (Patron-Woods, SB 579)

    Nursing home patients; Joint Commission on Health Care to study issues related to preadmission screening thereof. (Patron-Cantor, HJR 606)

    Nursing homes; deletes certain required reports. Amending § 32.1-127. (Patron-Bryant, HB 2172)

    Nursing homes; protection from visitors engaging in harassing activity. Amending § 32.1-138. (Patron-Cantor, HB 2864)

    Nutrition programs in schools; joint subcommittee to study local school division compliance with new federal standards regarding, appropriation. (Patron-Tate, HJR 650)

    Obstetrical and gynecological services; Department of Medical Assistance Services to study Medicaid recipients' direct access thereto. (Patron-Crittenden, HJR 598)

    Obstetrical Care, Establishment of Professional Guidelines for; Report of Department of Health (HJR 110, 1996). (HD 56)

    Obstetrical Training of Family Medicine Residents; Report of Eastern Virginia Medical School, MCV of VCU, and UVa School of Medicine (SJR 72, 1996). (SD 6)

    Organ, tissue, and eye donations; protocol for licensure of hospitals. Amending §§ 32.1-123, 32.1-127 and 32.1-127.1. (Patron-Woods, SB 1159)

    Pain management; Medical College at Hampton Roads, MCV of VCU and UVa Medical Center to study inclusion thereof in their curricula. (Patron-Woods, SJR 366)

    Pain management; Workers' Compensation Commission to study effects thereof. (Patron-Woods, SJR 367)

    Pain Management, Chronic, Acute and Cancer, Joint Subcommittee to Study Current Laws and Policies Related to; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Behm, HJR 565)

    Patient abuse; liability for false allegations thereof. Adding § 54.1-2910.1. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 2738)

    Patient care settings; Joint Commission on Health Care to examine effects on quality of care and efficacy of outcomes related to use of unlicensed personnel therein. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 612)

    Patient records; penalty for falsifying. Adding § 18.2-260.1. (Patron-Spruill, HB 2528)

    Pediatric care, hospital-based; Joint Commission on Health Care to study establishment of minimum standards therefor. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 569)

    Pediatric Emergency Medical Service Capabilities of Hospitals; Report of Department of Health (HJR 213, 1996). (HD 57)

    Perinatal care in rural and underserved areas; Maternal and Child Health Council, et al., to review current reports, data, etc., on improving access thereto. (Patron-Baker, HJR 617)

    Pharmacists; Department of Medical Assistance Services, et al., to examine costs and benefits of paying pharmacists for delivering cognitive service to patients. (Patron-Behm, HJR 614)

    Pharmacists; expressing sense of General Assembly to encourage all insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and other third-party payers to reimburse those who provide counseling and other cognitive services. (Patron-Crouch, HJR 473)

    Pharmacy benefits manager firms; Department of Medical Assistance Services to examine practices thereof. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 574)

    Pharmacy services; Departments of Medical Assistance Services and of Personnel and Training to evaluate their prescription drug programs to ensure that they comply with Pharmacy Freedom of Choice statute and to evaluate their reimbursement levels to participating providers. (Patron-Moran, HJR 623)

    Prehospital care data; Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board to study. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 637)

    Privileged communications subject to protection from disclosure; includes peer review records of American College of Radiology and Medical Society of Virginia. Amending § 8.01-581.17. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 2749)

    Prostate Cancer, Mandated Coverage for Radioisotopic Implantation as a Treatment for; Report of Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (§§ 9-298 and 9-299 of Code of Virginia). (HD 25)

    Prostitution; availability of HIV test results when subject convicted thereof. Amending §§ 18.2-346, 18.2-346.1 and 32.1-36.1. (Patron-Cunningham, HB 869; Drake, HB 1949)

    Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens. Amending § 32.1-45.2. (Patron-Melvin, HB 1014; Bryant, HB 2174; McDonnell, HB 2772; Newman, SB 957; Howell, SB 1050)

    Respite care; Joint Commission on Health Care to continue to study long-term care services, determine various types and availability thereof and how those services are delivered throughout. (Patron-Woods, SJR 315)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain educational, medical, media, nonprofit civic and charitable organizations. Amending §§ 58.1-609.4 and 58.1-609.6 through 58.1-609.10. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 1725)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include Health Care Foundation. Amending § 58.1-609.7. (Patron-Walker, SB 786)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include organizations which develop, maintain, etc., studies relating to treatment and prevention of birth defects. Amending § 58.1-609.7. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1761)

    Retirement communities, continuing care; Department for Aging to study impact of health maintenance organizations' referral practices on residents thereof. (Patron-Crouch, HJR 521)

    School health services; liability protections. Amending § 22.1-274. (Patron-Puller, HB 1366)

    School health services; prohibits disciplinary action of a licensed instructional employee who refuses to perform nonemergency services for students. Amending § 22.1-274. (Patron-Puller, HB 1987)

    Sexual assault; release of certain medical records. Amending § 19.2-165.1. (Patron-Brickley, HB 2015)

    Smoking; prohibited in public restrooms of health care facilities. Amending § 15.1-291.2. (Patron-Whipple, SB 772)

    Streptococcus Infection, Group B (GBS), Detection, Prevention and Treatment of; Report of Department of Health (SJR 51, 1996). (SD 16)

    Suicide, assisted; penalty. Adding §§ 18.2-76.3 and 18.2-76.4. (Patron-Mims, HB 277; Earley, SB 788)

    Suicide, assisted; penalty. Adding §§ 18.2-76.3, 18.2-76.4 and 18.2-76.5. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1938)

    Surplus state property; proceeds designated for higher education, health and human resources, and for conservation. Amending § 2.1-512. (Patron-Thomas, HB 643)

    Teachers; not required to perform nonemergency health-related assistance to students, exception. Amending § 22.1-302. (Patron-Newman, SB 885)

    Teachers rendering health-related assistance; limited civil immunity. Adding § 8.01-220.1:2. (Patron-Forbes, HB 1040; Forbes, HB 2505; Williams, SB 524; Newman, SB 886; Williams, SB 941)

    Teachers rendering supervision, care or discipline of students; limited civil immunity. Adding § 8.01-220.1:2. (Patron-Stolle, SB 472; Stolle, SB 1008)

    Telemedicine, Barriers to Implementation of; Report of Council on Information Management (HJR 53, 1996). (HD 31)

    Telemedicine Services, Reimbursement for; Report of Council on Information Management (HJR 109, 1996). (HD 51)

    Transplant Council; membership, creates Transplant Council Education Fund. Amending §§ 2.1-1.7 and 32.1-297.1. (Patron-Woods, SB 1022)

    Transplantation, Joint Subcommittee Studying Ways to Enhance Supply of Vital Organs Available for; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Van Yahres, HJR 627)

    Trauma triage plan; Board of Health to establish regulations. Amending § 32.1-111.3. (Patron-Woods, SB 1034)

    Trauma Triage Plan, Statewide Pre-Hospital and Inter-Hospital; Report of Department of Health (SJR 58, 1996). (SD 15)

    Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield; conversion to a stock corporation known as Trigon Healthcare, Inc., Health Research Board and Fund created. Amending §§ 2.1-1.5, 2.1-20.1:02 and 23-9.4; adding §§ 23-277 through 23-286 and 51.1-124.36. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 2581; Putney, HB 2640; Chichester, SB 1047)

    Unborn children; penalty for destroying. Adding § 18.2-71.1. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1945)

    Vaccines; certain pharmacists authorized to administer to adults for immunization. Amending § 54.1-3408. (Patron-Lucas, SB 1017)

    Ventilator Dependency Program or Technology Waiver; Department of Medical Assistance Services to request Health Care Finance Administration grant a revision thereto. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 1058)

    Viatical (death futures) Settlement Act; created. Adding §§ 38.2-5700 through 38.2-5707. (Patron-Van Landingham, HB 871)

    Victims of crime; compensation claims, access to medical and hospital reports. Amending §§ 19.2-368.2 and 19.2-368.6. (Patron-Howell, SB 936)

    Victims of crime; use of certificate of surgeon as evidence. Adding § 19.2-188.2. (Patron-Gartlan, SB 766)

    Voluntary Formulary; prohibits substitution of narrow therapeutic index drugs, exception. Amending §§ 32.1-79 and 32.1-87. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 2736)

    Voluntary Formulary; use of brand name on label of container for which generic drug was substituted. Amending §§ 32.1-87 and 54.1-3408. (Patron-Stump, HB 2847)

    Waterworks violations; Board of Health to issue special orders. Amending § 32.1-167; adding § 32.1-176.1:1. (Patron-Howell, HB 2328)

    Workers' compensation; presumption as to definition of disease for carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing loss. Adding § 65.2-401.1. (Patron-Phillips, HB 715; Cranwell, HB 719; Cranwell, HB 1554)


    1997 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 786-6530. Last Modified on June 23, 1997 at 01:04pm Eastern Daylight Time

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