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HB399: Dialysis patient care technician; adds administration of erythropoeitic agents to list.
Chief Patron
Del.
Phil Hamilton (R-93)
Phil Hamilton
(R-93)
Newport News, VA
Served: 1988–
Progress
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Status
01/10/2008: passed committee
Summary
Dialysis patient care technician. Adds the administration of erythropoeitic agents such as Epoetin alfa, Vitamin D, iron, to the list of direct care activities a dialysis patient care technician may undertake.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/14/2008.
Poll Results
2 votes
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Comments
Medication errors kill thousands in U.S. hospitals every year, and that's with R.N.'s with licenses giving out medication. Why would Virginia allow unlicensed people to give medication to dialysis patients and increase the chance of medication errors?
Thank you Virginia's House of Delegates! :)