HB251: Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.

Chief Patron

John O'Bannon (R-73)
Richmond, VA
Served: 2001–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/11/2008: signed by governor

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12/28/2007 Committee
12/28/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083131664
12/28/2007 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/14/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB251)
01/15/2008 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/15/2008 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/18/2008 Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
01/30/2008 Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2008 Read first time
02/04/2008 Read second time
02/04/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
02/04/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB251E
02/04/2008 Printed as engrossed 083131664-E
02/05/2008 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 1-A)
02/05/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/05/2008 Communicated to Senate
02/06/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/11/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB251E)
02/13/2008 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2008 Rereferred to Education and Health
02/19/2008 Assigned Education sub: Health Care
02/21/2008 Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB251E)
02/22/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2008 Read third time
02/25/2008 Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
02/25/2008 Rereferred to Finance
02/27/2008 Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2008 Read third time
02/28/2008 Reading of amendment waived
02/28/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
02/28/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/28/2008 Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2008 Placed on Calendar
03/03/2008 Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 1-A)
03/03/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 Enrolled
03/05/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB251ER)
03/05/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB251ER)
03/05/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/06/2008 Signed by President
03/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 539 (effective 7/1/08)
03/17/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0539)

Summary

Adult Fatality Review Team. Establishes the Adult Fatality Review Team to review suspicious deaths of any incapacitated adult aged 18 or older and any adult aged 60 or older (i) who was the subject of an adult protective services investigation, (ii) whose death was due to abuse or neglect or acts that suggest abuse or neglect, or (iii) whose death came under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pursuant to § 32.1-283. The bill sets forth duties, membership, confidentiality, reporting, and other requirements for the team. The bill also exempts any information acquired during a review from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

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