HB443: Health care provider; definition includes marriage and family therapists, & professional counselors.
Chief Patron
Del.
Jim Shuler (D-12)
Jim Shuler
(D-12)
Blacksburg, VA
Served: 1994–
Progress
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Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 01/09/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061197508
- 01/09/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/2006 Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
- 01/23/2006 Referred from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2006 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/31/2006 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2006 Read first time
- 02/02/2006 Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2006 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2006 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2006 Communicated to Senate
- 02/06/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2006 Read third time
- 02/20/2006 Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/2006 Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/2006 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/2006 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/23/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/24/2006 Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/28/2006 Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 Senate requested conference committee
- 03/01/2006 House acceded to request
- 03/02/2006 Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/2006 Delegates: Shuler, Athey, Janis
- 03/02/2006 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/02/2006 Senators: Quayle, Marsh, Obenshain
- 03/09/2006 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/2006 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/21/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB443ER)
- 03/21/2006 Enrolled
- 03/21/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB443ER)
- 03/21/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/2006 Signed by President
- 04/05/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 638 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/14/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0638)
Summary
Marriage and family therapists; professional counselors.
Adds marriage and family therapists to the definition of "health care
provider" under medical malpractice provisions, specifies that such
therapists be licensed to receive immunity as a member of a substance abuse intervention
team for health professionals and to give treatment under substance abuse
insurance coverage provisions, and adds licensed marriage and family therapists
and licensed professional counselors to the definition of "medical
professional" for insurance information and privacy protection provisions. View Full Text »
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