Physician assistant; expert witness testimony. (HB191)
Introduced By
Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Physician assistant; chiropractor as expert witness. Provides that a physician assistant, when properly qualified, may testify as an expert witness in a court of law within the scope of their activities as authorized under Virginia law, but may not testify as an expert witness against a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine in a medical malpractice proceeding or review panel. The bill also adds "treatment" and "treatment plan" to those areas concerning which a physician assistant or chiropractor may testify as an expert witness. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/23/2013 | Committee |
12/23/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101777D |
12/23/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/09/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB191) |
01/10/2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/03/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104474D-H1 |
02/08/2014 | Read first time |
02/10/2014 | Read second time |
02/10/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104474D-H1 |
02/10/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB191H1 |
02/11/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/11/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/12/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB191H1) |
02/19/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2014 | Read third time |
02/24/2014 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/24/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/24/2014 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/24/2014 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
02/26/2014 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N) |
02/26/2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2014 | Enrolled |
03/03/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB191ER) |
03/03/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB191ER) |
03/06/2014 | Signed by President |
03/31/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 391 (effective 7/1/14) |
03/31/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0391) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.