HEALTH Patron names are linked to a list of legislation sponsored by the member

Bill numbers are linked to the summary of the bill

HEALTH

Abortion; consent by minors, release of medical records and consent for medical treatment. Amending § 54.1-2969. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2107)

Abortion; informed consent, those providing services to have liability insurance or hospital privileges. Amending § 18.2-76. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1327; Marshall, HB 2160)

Abortion; use of informed written consent. Amending § 18.2-76. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2108)

Absentee ballots and emergency applications; issuance to certain persons incapacitated or hospitalized. Amending § 24.2-705. (Patron-Puller, HB 1514)

Acupuncture; practice. Amending §§ 54.1-2900 and 54.1-2956.9. (Patron-Watts, HB 2061)

Acupuncturists; Joint Commission on Health Care to study availability of and direct access thereto by citizens. (Patron-Woods, SJR 493)

Administrative Process Act; exempts Board of Health from compliance when promulgating list of diseases that must be reported to Department of Health. Amending § 9-6.14:4.1. (Patron-Devolites, HB 2191)

Adult care residences; accreditation and licensure, Joint Commission on Health Care and Secretary of Health and Human Resources to report on certain regulations thereof. Amending §§ 63.1-175 and 63.1-177. (Patron-Woods, SB 1173)

Adult care residences; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study and make recommendations relating to issue of flexibility in Board of Social Services regulations thereof. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 751)

Adult foster care programs; Joint Commission on Health Care to study effectiveness thereof in Virginia and other jurisdictions. (Patron-Walker, SJR 485)

Advance medical directives; Joint Commission on Health Care to study use thereof. (Patron-Brink, HJR 603)

African Americans; Health Commissioner to establish a task force to review and examine health-related data sets as part of further analysis of health status thereof. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 647)

African Americans and other minorities; requesting state medical schools to encourage to enter medical profession and locate medical practices in underserved areas of State. (Patron-Maxwell, SJR 422)

African-American health care access issues; Department of Health to cosponsor a forum thereon with other public and private sector organizations. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 648)

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; abolished. Repealing § 37.1-62.1. (Patron-Landes, HB 45)

Ambulatory surgery centers; definition. Amending § 32.1-123. (Patron-Houck, SB 1319)

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia, Health Care Coverage for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (HJR 268, 1998). (HD 52)

Assisted living facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care to undertake a comparative review of services provided therein. (Patron-Walker, SJR 486)

Assisted Living Loan Program; Housing Development Authority, et al., to analyze with goal of increasing loan production in such program. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 749)

Assisted living options, affordable; Department of Housing and Community Development, et al., to foster development thereof for seniors and others through training, education, and information. (Patron-Almand, HJR 743)

Assisted living options, affordable; Department of Housing and Community Development to review national model building and safety codes to identify any such appropriate category for health and safety features as may foster development thereof. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 750)

Asthma; Joint Commission on Health Care to study incidence, prevalence, and impact on State's citizens. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 729)

Athletic Trainers, Regulation of; Report of Department of Health Professions (SJR 122, 1998). (SD 10)

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Board of, and Board for Hearing Aid Specialists; Departments of Health Professions and of Professional and Occupational Regulation, et al., to study advisability of merging. (Patron-Darner, HJR 669; Gartlan, SJR 362)

Birth defects; dissemination of information regarding. Amending § 20-14.2; adding § 32.1-69.1:1. (Patron-Woods, SB 1280)

Cancer registry; Joint Commission on Health Care to study, including an analysis of exchange of patient-identifying information pursuant to reciprocal data-sharing agreements with other cancer registries. (Patron-Mims, SB 942)

Cancer Registry, Statewide; Joint Commission on Health Care to study. (Patron-Deeds, HJR 524)

Certificates of analysis; admission into evidence of those performed in a laboratory approved by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Laboratory Certification Program. Amending §§ 19.2-187 and 19.2-187.01. (Patron-Murphy, HB 1453)

Child fatality review teams; established. Amending §§ 2.1-342 and 2.1-344; adding § 32.1-283.2. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2128)

Childhood immunizations; certain required. Amending § 32.1-46. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2206; Moran, HB 2295; Walker, SB 1037)

Children With Physical Disabilities That is Separate From Current Waivers, Methods for and Feasibility of Developing a Waiver for; Report of Department of Medical Assistance Services (HJR 182, 1998). (HD 47)

Children's health insurance program; urging Governor and Department of Medical Assistance Services to implement in order to provide for local government low-income employees. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 659)

Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan; provisions. Amending §§ 32.1-351 and 32.1-352. (Patron-Melvin, HB 2230)

Community services boards; exchange of client mental health information with Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Amending §§ 32.1-276.3, 32.1-276.8, 37.1-98.2 and fifth enactment of Chapter 902, 1996 Acts. (Patron-Martin, SB 1054)

CPR and Heimlich maneuver; encouraging local school divisions to provide training to staff in cafeterias when students are eating. (Patron-Stosch, SJR 321)

Defibrillators, automated external; provisions. Amending §§ 8.01-225, 32.1-111.1, 32.1-111.3 and 32.1-111.10; adding § 32.1-111.14:1. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2027; Cantor, HB 2097)

Dental care; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study ways to increase access thereto. (Patron-Davies, HJR 644)

Dental care; Joint Commission on Health Care to study availability thereof. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 655)

DNA evidence; independent examination. Adding § 9-196.13. (Patron-Howell, SB 380)

Driver's license; information concerning licensee's disabilities, medical conditions, and/or drug allergies. Amending § 46.2-342. (Patron-Christian, HB 1414; Mims, SB 643)

Drugs, chemically dissimilar; Joint Commission on Health Care to study issues relating to therapeutic interchange thereof. (Patron-Davies, HJR 734)

Emergency medical services; changes in provisions. Amending §§ 32.1-111.6 and 32.1-111.14. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2472)

Exhumations; authorized to prove parentage. Amending §§ 32.1-286, 64.1-5.1 and 64.1-5.2. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 2114)

Family violence fatality review teams; created. Amending §§ 2.1-342 and 2.1-344; adding § 32.1-283.2. (Patron-Puller, HB 2185; Howell, SB 1035)

Health Benefits Advisory Council; confirming appointment of members. (Patron-Moss, HJR 718)

Health care; comprehensive reforms in managed health care, coverage options, review, etc. Amending §§ 32.1-137.6, 32.1-137.15, 38.2-3407.10, 38.2-3412.1, 38.2-4209, 38.2-4214, 38.2-4312, 38.2-4319, 38.2-4509 and 38.2-5804; adding §§ 8.01-581.20:1, 38.2-3407.9:01, 38.2-3407.11:1, 38.2-3407.13, 38.2-3418.8, 38.2-3418.9, 38.2-5900 through 38.2-5906 and 38.2-6000 through 38.2-6004. (Patron-Walker, SB 1185)

Health care; data reporting. Amending fifth enactment of Chapter 902, 1996 Acts. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 2751)

Health care; Director of Department of Health Professions to establish a committee to study need for regulation of collaborative practice agreements. (Patron-Morgan, HB 636)

Health care; Director of Department of Medical Assistance Services to report on facilitating communication between Department and providers and recipients of such services. Adding § 32.1-324.2. (Patron-Chichester, SB 1186)

Health care; medical officers or dentists serving in U.S. armed forces who provide services free of charge are immune from civil liability. Amending § 54.1-106. (Patron-Darner, HB 1974)

Health Care, Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for; created. (Patron-Brink, HB 1384)

Health care decisions; court not to authorize withholding of artificial nutrition and hydration, definition of terminal condition, task force created to study operation of Health Care Decisions Act. Amending §§ 37.1-134.21, 54.1-2982, 54.1-2984 and 54.1-2986; adding § 54.1-2986.1. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2540)

Health care decisions; deletes authority to withhold artificially administered nutrition and hydration, authorizes a LOVING WILL which expresses an individual's intent to be maintained regardless. Amending §§ 54.1-2982, 54.1-2984 and 54.1-2986; adding § 54.1-2984.1. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2541)

Health care decisions; modifies provisions on advance directives, Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders and judicial treatment decisions. Amending §§ 37.1-134.21, 54.1-2901, 54.1-2982, 54.1-2984, 54.1-2986, 54.1-2987.1, 54.1-2988, 54.1-2989, 54.1-2990 and 54.1-2991. (Patron-Woods, SB 1174)

Health care facilities; licensure of a clinic which performs 25 or more abortions per year. Amending § 32.1-123. (Patron-Marshall, HB 749)

Health Care, Joint Commission on; Annual Report (§ 9-315 of Code of Virginia). (HD 62)

Health care provider panels; carriers requiring preauthorization prior to medical treatment must have personnel available to provide authorization at all times. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-3407.10. (Patron-Williams, HB 2456)

Health centers, academic; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study current and future financial and operational issues affecting, appropriation. (Patron-Bolling, SJR 464)

Health Commissioner; qualifications. Amending § 32.1-17. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2444; Martin, SB 1332)

Health insurance; coverage for acupuncture therapy. Adding § 38.2-3414.2. (Patron-Tata, HB 1383)

Health insurance; coverage for cancer pain medications, utilization review. Amending §§ 32.1-137.7, 32.1-137.10, 32.1-137.13, 32.1-137.15, 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.6:1. (Patron-Mims, SB 1300)

Health insurance; coverage for certain cancer treatments. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-3407.5. (Patron-Woods, SB 1281)

Health insurance; coverage for certain low protein foods for individuals diagnosed with an inborn error of amino acid metabolism. Adding § 38.2-3407.5:2. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2197)

Health insurance; coverage for certain ovarian cancer testing. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2653)

Health insurance; coverage for childhood immunizations. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3411.3. (Patron-Reasor, SB 715; Edwards, SB 766)

Health insurance; coverage for clinical trials for life-threatening diseases. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Couric, SB 1033)

Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Couric, SB 1285)

Health insurance; coverage for diabetes. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1398)

Health insurance; coverage for diabetes. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Howell, SB 244; Colgan, SB 1104)

Health insurance; coverage for hospice care. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Callahan, HB 699)

Health insurance; coverage for hospitalization and anesthesia for dental procedures. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Shuler, HB 931)

Health insurance; coverage for hospitalization and anesthesia for dental procedures. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Shuler, HB 2007)

Health insurance; coverage for medical formulas for treatment of an inborn error of metabolism. Adding § 38.2-3407.5:2. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2199)

Health insurance; coverage for morbid obesity. Amending § 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Lambert, SB 770)

Health insurance; coverage for obstetrical services. Amending §§ 38.2-3414 and 38.2-4319. (Patron-Keating, HB 2380)

Health insurance; coverage for obstetrical services, requirements. Amending §§ 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.13. (Patron-Keating, HB 2385)

Health insurance; coverage for phenylketonuria. Adding § 38.2-3407.5:2. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 1057; McDonnell, HB 1058)

Health insurance; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to develop a pooled purchasing model therefor to determine if such an arrangement could improve affordability and availability of insurance for small employers. (Patron-Walker, SJR 489)

Health insurance; Joint Commission on Health Care to study efficient and economical ways to provide group coverage for self-employed individuals. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 601)

Health insurance; liability for health care treatment decisions by managed care plans. Adding § 8.01-581.20:1. (Patron-McEachin, HB 2495; Edwards, SB 931; Edwards, SB 1161)

Health insurance; premium assistance program for HIV-positive individuals. Amending § 32.1-330.1. (Patron-Darner, HB 1845)

Health insurance; review for persons denied treatment under health care plan, appeals procedure, etc. Amending §§ 32.1-137.6 and 32.1-137.15; adding §§ 32.1-137.18 through 32.1-137.21; repealing § 32.1-137.17. (Patron-Rust, HB 2587)

Health insurance; review for persons denied treatment under health care plan, appeals procedure, etc., Managed Care Ombudsman created within Bureau of Insurance. Amending §§ 32.1-137.6, 32.1-137.15 and 38.2-5804; adding §§ 38.2-5900 through 38.2-5905. (Patron-Purkey, HB 2594)

Health insurance; review of adverse utilization review decisions. Amending §§ 32.1-137.6, 32.1-137.15 and 38.2-5804; adding §§ 38.2-5900 through 38.2-5906. (Patron-Davies, HB 2353; Couric, SB 1183)

Health insurance; standing referral for cancer pain management. Amending §§ 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.11:1. (Patron-Mims, SB 1299)

Health Insurance Benefits, Special Advisory Commission on Mandated; assessment of proposed mandated benefits and providers. Amending § 9-299. (Patron-Murphy, HB 2761)

Health Insurance, Feasibility of Establishing a High Risk Insurance Pool; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 126, 1998). (SD 22)

Health Insurance for Small Employers, Community Health Centers and Free Clinics, Pooled Purchasing Arrangements for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (HJR 202 and SJR 124, 1998). (HD 51)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for certain pap smears. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-3418.1:2. (Patron-Keating, HB 2354)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for clinical trials for treatment studies on cancer. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Keating, HB 2404)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for diabetes. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Colgan, SB 86)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for infertility treatment. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2403)

Health insurance for state employees; review for persons denied treatment under health care plan, appeals procedure, coverage for certain cancer treatments, etc., Office of Managed Care Ombudsman created within Bureau of Insurance. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1, 32.1-137.6, 32.1-137.15, 38.2-3407.10, 38.2-4209, 38.2-4214, 38.2-4312, 38.2-4319, 38.2-4509 and 38.2-5804; adding §§ 38.2-3407.9:01, 38.2-3407.11:1, 38.2-3407.13, 38.2-3407.14, 38.2-3407.15, 38.2-3418.8, 38.2-3418.9 and 38.2-5900 through 38.2-5905. (Patron-Griffith, HB 871; Williams, SB 1235)

Health Insurance, Ombudsman Program/External Appeals Mechanism for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 99, 1998) (SD 24)

Health Insurance Plans, Special Advisory Commission on Managed Care; created. Adding §§ 9-379 through 9-382. (Patron-Byron, HB 2707)

Health ordinances; penalties for violation. Amending § 32.1-34; adding § 32.1-34.01. (Patron-Brink, HB 2390)

Health plans; Congress urged to either enact patient protections at federal level with respect to employer self-funded plans or amend Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to grant authority to individual states to monitor and regulate self-funded employer-based plans. (Patron-Hamilton, HJR 552; Maxwell, SJR 419; Walker, SJR 487)

Health plans; memorializing Congress to amend Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to grant authority to individual states to monitor and regulate self-funded employer-based plans. (Patron-Brink, HJR 681)

Health Professionals, Collaborative Education for; Report of Council of Higher Education (HJR 197, 1998). (HD 39)

Health Regulatory Boards, Review of; Interim Report of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (HJR 139, 1998 and Item 16H, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (HD 31)

Health Research Authority; created. Amending §§ 2.1-1.5, 2.1-116, 2.1-342, 2.1-344, 8.01-44.1, 9-6.14:4.1, 23-9.4 and 51.1-124.36; adding §§ 23-291 through 23-306; repealing §§ 23-277 through 23-286. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 2339; Chichester, SB 1083)

Health Workforce Activities, Centralized Planning and Funding Mechanism for; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (Item 12, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (HD 49)

Hospitals; conversion from a nonprofit status to for-profit status, review by Attorney General. Adding § 32.1-127.4. (Patron-Purkey, HB 2593)

Hospitals; Department of Health, et al., to examine state of preparedness for emergency response to deal with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents and contamination by hazardous materials. (Patron-Whipple, SJR 425)

Hospitals; inspection. Amending § 32.1-25. (Patron-Marye, SB 528)

Hospitals; nonprofit sale or conversion in Manassas City to be approved by Attorney General. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2542)

Hospitals; prohibits State Corporation Commission from making a finding of compliance with law and places condition on issuance of articles of incorporation. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2309)

Hospitals; referendum in Prince William County, and Manassas and Manassas Park Cities to allow for conversion from nonprofit status to for-profit status. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2183)

Hospitals; sale or conversion of those nonprofit. Amending §§ 23-284 and 32.1-125; adding § 32.1-127.4; repealing §§ 55-531, 55-532 and 55-533. (Patron-Purkey, HB 975)

Human cloning; prohibited. Adding §§ 32.1-162.21 and 32.1-162.22. (Patron-Grayson, HB 752; Grayson, HB 2418)

Income tax, state; voluntary contribution to State Forests System Fund and Uninsured Medical Catastrophe Fund. Adding §§ 10.1-1119.1, 32.1-324.2, 58.1-346.9 and 58.1-346.10. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 2047)

Infants and toddlers with disabilities; Department of Medical Assistance Services to report on early intervention services therefor. (Patron-Christian, HJR 724)

Infants and toddlers with disabilities; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study early intervention services therefor. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 504)

Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Joint Subcommittee Studying Early Intervention Services for; continued. (Patron-Christian, HJR 725)

Information and Referral Centers; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to evaluate effectiveness thereof. (Patron-Landes, HJR 502)

Injury to person or property; allowable damages for medical expenses. Amending § 8.01-35. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2745)

Lead poisoning; guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Adding § 32.1-12.2. (Patron-Crittenden, HB 2549)

License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend CHOOSE ADOPTION. Adding § 46.2-749.12. (Patron-Black, HB 1464)

Long-term care insurance; urging Congress to establish pilot program which exempts State from certain provisions of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 concerning enhanced Medicaid asset protection. (Patron-Woods, SJR 490)

Long-Term Care Issues; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (HJR 156 and SJR 97, 1998). (HD 50)

Lyme disease; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to examine issues relating to incidence, reporting, treatment and prevention thereof. (Patron-Mims, SJR 347)

Mammography equipment, facilities and services; Joint Commission on Health Care to study regulation thereof. (Patron-Rhodes, HJR 642)

Managed Care Provider Networks, Participation of Academic Health Centers in; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 108, 1998) (SD 25)

Marriage license; certain health information may be furnished to applicants. Amending § 20-14.2. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2165)

Medical assistance services; exempts burial expenses from Medicaid entitlement calculations. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Quayle, SB 1275)

Medical assistance services; Medicaid coverage for certain early intervention services. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2617)

Medical assistance services; Medicaid coverage for certain family planning services. Amending §§ 11-45, 32.1-325 and 32.1-325.1:1. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 2717)

Medical assistance services; Medicaid coverage for certain persons with leukemia. Amending §§ 11-45, 32.1-325, 32.1-325.1 and 32.1-325.1:1. (Patron-Christian, HB 2567)

Medical assistance services; Medicaid coverage for certain persons with leukemia. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Howell, SB 946)

Medical assistance services; Medicaid coverage for nutritional counseling for persons with certain types of diabetes. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 2576)

Medical assistance services; participation by school divisions for special education health services. Amending §§ 32.1-325, 54.1-2603 and 54.1-3606; adding §§ 22.1-274.02 and 32.1-326.3. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2360; Houck, SB 1199)

Medical assistance services; payment for certain medically needy children. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1333)

Medical assistance services; reimbursement. Amending § 32.1-325.1. (Patron-Woodrum, HB 2078)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; abolished except for nursing homes. Adding §§ 32.1-102.13 through 32.1-102.24; repealing §§ 32.1-102.1 through 32.1-102.12. (Patron-Martin, SB 1211)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; applicable to a freestanding nursing home facility. Amending § 32.1-102.3:1. (Patron-Griffith, HB 869)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; application for increase in nursing home beds. (Patron-Baker, HB 2080)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; criteria for determining need in rural areas. Amending §§ 32.1-102.2 and 32.1-102.3. (Patron-Ruff, HB 2543)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; eliminates requirement for replacement of any equipment, etc. Amending § 32.1-102.1. (Patron-Baker, HB 2314)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; eliminates requirement for replacement of any equipment, etc. Amending §§ 32.1-102.1, 32.1-102.2, 32.1-102.6 and 32.1-102.12; adding § 32.1-102.1:1. (Patron-Rust, HB 2369; Woods, SB 1282)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; exempts certain facility in Salem City from requirements for nursing home projects. Amending § 32.1-102.3:2.1. (Patron-Griffith, HB 870)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; required for home care organizations. Amending § 32.1-102.1. (Patron-Stump, HB 1068)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; required of medical facility restructuring from nonprofit status to for-profit status. Amending §§ 32.1-102.5 and 32.1-102.6. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2310)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; requires Commissioner of Health to review decision on an application for ambulatory surgery center to be located in City of Salem. Amending § 32.1-102.11. (Patron-Griffith, HB 2642)

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; review procedures. Amending § 32.1-102.6. (Patron-Clement, HB 2090; Hawkins, SB 1058)

Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program and Law, Special Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Woods, SJR 496)

Medical emergencies; definition. Amending §§ 32.1-111.1, 32.1-111.14 and Chapter 431, 1991 Acts. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1215)

Medical examiners; penalty for interfering therewith. Amending § 32.1-283. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2285)

Medical records and reports; use in personal injury cases in circuit court. Adding § 8.01-413.02. (Patron-McEachin, HB 69)

Medical savings accounts; created, Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to examine federal and state taxation and insurance laws for purpose of licensing group self-insurance associations that offer certain health insurance coverage to holders of such accounts. Adding § 6.1-2.9:8. (Patron-Cantor, HB 2708)

Medical waste, regulated; penalty for improper disposal. Amending § 10.1-1455. (Patron-Morgan, HB 1677)

Medigap and Medicare managed care programs; Joint Commission on Health Care's Long-Term Care Subcommittee to examine insurance options therefor. (Patron-Puller, HJR 555)

Mental Retardation Waiver; Report of Departments of Medical Assistance Services and of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (Item 341G, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (HD 61)

Mentally ill; treating hospitals to submit patient level data to a centralized health information system. Amending §§ 32.1-276.3 and 32.1-276.8, and fifth enactment of Chapter 902, 1996 Acts. (Patron-Martin, SB 1331)

Midwifery; regulations of practice. Amending §§ 32.1-146, 32.1-147 and 54.1-2901. (Patron-Davis, HB 2686; Reynolds, SB 1266)

Midwifery, direct-entry; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to examine legalizing practice thereof. (Patron-Hamilton, HJR 646)

Minority populations; publication of health status and conditions. Amending § 32.1-14. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1131)

Nurse aide programs, certified; career schools to notify students of applicable law requiring a criminal history records check for employment. Amending §§ 32.1-126.01, 32.1-162.9:1, 54.1-3005 and 63.1-173.2; adding §§ 22.1-326.1 and 54.1-3006.2. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1129)

Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, etc.; Joint Commission on Health Care to study need to collect workforce data thereon. (Patron-Brink, HJR 682)

Nursing facility reimbursement; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to examine Medicaid program's methodology for determining. (Patron-Bolling, SJR 463)

Nursing home facilities and adult care residences; Joint Commission on Health Care to review staffing requirements to ensure adequate levels of care and enforcement of these standards. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 527; Spruill, HJR 547)

Nursing homes; information to patients, education programs for certified nursing aides. Amending § 32.1-138; adding § 54.1-3028.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2228)

Nursing homes; Joint Commission on Health Care to study licensure regulations and examine concept of centers of excellence therein. (Patron-Woods, SB 1172)

Nursing homes; must provide access for a mental health worker to evaluate a patient. Amending § 32.1-127. (Patron-Deeds, HB 778)

Nursing homes; repeals provision that requires repayment of reimbursable depreciation. Repealing § 32.1-329. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 2004)

Organ donation issues; Joint Commission on Health Care to continue its review thereof. (Patron-Gartlan, SJR 454)

Organ donations; requesting Transplant Council to negotiate written agreement with DMV for sharing of statistical information pertaining to individuals who have expressed willingness to participate. (Patron-Brink, HJR 684)

Organ donations; Transplant Council, et al., to develop a strategic plan for increasing public awareness of importance thereof. (Patron-Gartlan, SJR 453)

Organ donor program; DMV to prepare brochure thereon and mail copy with every driver's license renewal or application. Amending § 46.2-342. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 2670)

Parental responsibilities and minors' health care; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study possible conflicts in Code of Virginia relating thereto. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 836)

Patient health records; disclosure for potential organ and tissue donations. Amending § 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Gartlan, SB 1158)

Patient health records; disclosure provisions. Amending § 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 2427; Jones, S.C., HB 2620; Gartlan, SB 1010)

Patient health records; release provisions. Amending §§ 2.1-342, 8.01-413 and 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Williams, HB 2452)

Pediatric Health Care; Report of Center for Pediatric Research (HJR 180 and SJR 127, 1998). (HD 53)

Personal injuries; liens against Commonwealth for certain health care services. Amending § 8.01-66.9. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1241)

Pharmacists; authorized to enter into collaborative agreements with medical practitioners for purpose of improving patient outcomes. Amending § 54.1-3300; adding § 54.1-3300.1. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 2428; Lambert, SB 1154)

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices and Therapeutic Interchange; Interim Report of Department of Medical Assistance Services (HJR 574, 1997, and HJR 140 and SJR 106, 1998). (HD 32)

Phenylketonuria; treatment provisions. Amending § 32.1-67. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2187)

Pneumococcal and influenza vaccines; encouraging all appropriate providers of health or residential care to make available to elderly and vulnerable populations. (Patron-Woods, SJR 494)

Prenatal and obstetrical care; Joint Commission on Health Care to evaluate ways to adopt Medicaid and state employee insurance reimbursement policies to improve medical education experiences therein. (Patron-Bryant, HJR 656)

Prescription drugs; Board of Medicine, et al., to study sale thereof via the Internet. (Patron-O'Brien, HJR 759)

Prescription medications; Technical Advisory Panel of Indigent Health Care Trust Fund to examine establishing a pilot pharmacy program for indigent and uninsured as a means of improving access thereto. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 675)

Prostitution while infected with HIV; penalty. Amending §§ 18.2-346, 18.2-346.1 and 32.1-36.1. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 220; Byron, HB 412; Baskerville, HB 1792)

Public schools; urging local health departments and school systems to make every effort to protect school children from indoor air pollution. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 287)

Radioactive materials facilities; fee schedules for licensure and inspection. Amending §§ 32.1-229 and 32.1-235; adding § 32.1-232.1. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2655)

Renal dialysis facilities, freestanding; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to examine adequacy thereof, needed changes to state law and regulations, and licensure of dialysis technicians. (Patron-Puller, HJR 556)

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include medicines and drugs purchased for use or consumption by hospitals. Amending § 58.1-609.7. (Patron-Trumbo, SB 869)

Retirement communities, continuing care; Bureau of Insurance, et al., to study status thereof. (Patron-Tata, HJR 560)

Retirement System; prior service credit for maternity leave. Amending § 51.1-142. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1533; Mims, SB 888)

Roll-back taxes; allows Prince William County to impose on certain not-for-profit hospitals. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2182)

School health services; certain school personnel not to be disciplined for failure to perform. Amending § 22.1-274. (Patron-Puller, HB 2711)

Septic systems and other on-site sewage systems; certification of design and evaluations. Adding § 32.1-163.5. (Patron-Norment, SB 963)

Sewage systems; acceptance of evaluations from authorized onsite soil evaluators for issuance of letters. Amending § 32.1-164. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 2337)

Sex offenders; DNA testing if HIV testing or sex offender registration is required. Amending §§ 18.2-62 and 19.2-310.2. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 2678)

Sex offenders; DNA testing if HIV testing or sex offender registration is required. Amending §§ 18.2-62 and 19.2-310.2; repealing § 18.2-346.1. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 1199)

Sexual battery, infected; penalty. Adding § 18.2-67.4:1. (Patron-McClure, HB 296; McClure, HB 1604)

Speech-language pathology assistants; Board of Health Professions, et al., to study necessity of regulating practice thereof. (Patron-Woods, SJR 492)

Spinal manipulation; regulation requirements. Amending § 54.1-2900; adding § 54.1-2931.1. (Patron-Barry, SB 600)

State employees; use of certain portion of accrued sick leave for family or medical leave. Amending § 2.1-114.5. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2419)

Students diagnosed with diabetes; care by school personnel. Amending §§ 8.01-225, 22.1-274, 22.1-275.1, 54.1-2901, 54.1-3001, 54.1-3005 and 54.1-3408. (Patron-Mims, SB 889)

Suicide; Department of Health, et al., to study incidence thereof. (Patron-Mims, SJR 382)

Suicide, assisted; civil penalty and remedies. Adding §§ 18.2-76.3 and 18.2-76.4. (Patron-Mims, SB 646)

Suicide prevention in public schools; guidelines and in-service training. Amending § 22.1-253.13:5; adding § 22.1-275.2. (Patron-Newman, SB 1239)

Suicide prevention in public schools; notification of parent, development of guidelines. Adding § 22.1-272.1. (Patron-Newman, SB 1250; Walker, SB 1262)

Telemedicine; Secretary of Technology, et al., to develop guidelines to ensure compatibility, to extent feasible, among equipment purchased by state agencies and entities involved therein. (Patron-Brink, HJR 683)

Telemedicine initiatives; Commissioner of Health to annually report on status. Adding § 32.1-19.1. (Patron-Martin, SB 1214)

Telemedicine, Reimbursement and Quality of Care Issues Regarding; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (HJR 210, 1998). (HD 48)

Terminally ill patients; expressing sense of General Assembly that health care professionals be taught to implement and adopt philosophy of physician-assisted living therefor. (Patron-Keating, HJR 677)

Tobacco; memorializing Congress to adopt 10 core principles recommended by state growers and public health advocates. (Patron-Bennett, HJR 58)

Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission and Fund, and Tobacco Settlement Foundation and Fund; created, reports to be made to General Assembly. Amending § 2.1-1.5; adding §§ 9-380 through 9-389 and 32.1-354 through 32.1-365. (Patron-Clement, HB 2635; Hawkins, SB 1165)

Tobacco settlement; conditions on use of agreement funds. Adding § 32.1-248.3. (Patron-Darner, HB 2631)

Tobacco Settlement Foundation and Fund; created. Amending § 2.1-1.5; adding §§ 32.1-354 through 32.1-365. (Patron-Ticer, SB 1240)

Transplantation, Ways to Enhance Supply of Vital Organs Available for; Final Report of Joint Subcommittee (HJR 100, 1996 and HJR 627, 1997). (HD 9)

Vital records; copies. Amending § 32.1-272. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 1928)

Vital records; fees for certified copies. Amending § 32.1-273. (Patron-Devolites, HB 2637)

Vulnerable adults; Joint Commission on Health Care to study efficacy of providing additional protections therefor. (Patron-Croshaw, HJR 689)

Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund; created. Amending §§ 32.1-27, 32.1-175.01 and 32.1-176; adding § 32.1-171.2. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2242)

Waterworks system; standby power required for operation. Adding § 32.1-170.1. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2025)

Wells; regulates private construction in Powhatan County. Amending §§ 32.1-176.4 and 32.1-176.5. (Patron-Watkins, SB 1062)

Workers' compensation; applicable to certain firefighters or Department of Emergency Services hazardous materials officer. Amending § 65.2-402. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 2413; Forbes, SB 1248)

Workers' compensation; employer's duty to furnish medical attention. Amending § 65.2-603. (Patron-Stump, HB 2046; Murphy, HB 2067)

Workers' compensation; furnishing copy of medical report. Amending § 65.2-604. (Patron-Rust, HB 2131)

1999 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 698-1500. Last Modified on June 10, 1999 at 03:26PM Eastern Daylight Time

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