Lyme disease; required to be reported to Board of Health and prescription for long-term use. (HB897)
Introduced By
Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean)
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Lyme disease; reporting and treatment. Requires the Board of Health to include Lyme disease on the list of diseases required to be reported, and allows a licensed physician to prescribe, administer or dispense long-term antibiotic therapy to a patient diagnosed with Lyme disease. Also specifies that the Board of Medicine shall not initiate a disciplinary action against a licensed physician solely for prescribing, administering, or dispensing long-term antibiotic therapy to a patient clinically diagnosed with Lyme disease, provided such clinical diagnosis and treatment has been documented in the patient's medical record by such licensed physician. Amends § 32.1-35, § 54.1-3408.2, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
02/02/2010: Merged into HB512
History
- 01/13/2010 Committee
- 01/13/2010 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102173D
- 01/13/2010 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/20/2010 Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 01/21/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB897)
- 02/01/2010 Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB512-Rust)
- 02/02/2010 Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions (HB512-Rust)