Dialysis patient care technician; adds administration of erythropoeitic agents to list. (HB399)
Introduced By
Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News)
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
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. Read the Bill »
Status
01/10/2008: passed committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087871528 |
01/04/2008 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/10/2008 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/11/2008 | Read first time |
01/11/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB399) |
01/14/2008 | Stricken from House calendar |
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! :)