Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence. (HJ174)

Introduced By

Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Study; directing the Joint Commission on Health Care to study considering competence of licensed health care professionals as a condition of license renewal; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study considering competence of licensed health care professionals as a condition of licensure renewal. Provides that in its deliberations, the Commission shall determine and consider how each of Virginia's 13 health regulatory boards currently measures the competence of practitioners subject to relicensure, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various methods by which current competence might be demonstrated and measured. The Commission shall also consider existing proposals or pending proposals by health care professional organizations and others who have considered or made recommendations on the issue of continued competence of health care professionals. Finally, the Commission shall develop recommendations regarding any changes that may be necessary to ensure that health care professionals licensed in Virginia are competent at the time of relicensure. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2008Committee
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088747524
01/09/2008Referred to Committee on Rules
02/12/2008Left in Rules