Child care; administration of certain medicines of those regulated by local government. (SB1078)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Local government run child care; administration of certain medicines.  Allows the employees of a child care regulated by a local government to administer medication to a child if such employee (i) has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose approved by the Board of Nursing and taught by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or pharmacist; (ii) has obtained written authorization from a parent or guardian; (iii) administers drugs only to the child identified on the prescription label in accordance with the prescriber's instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration; and (iv) administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to the child. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101882D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/20/2011Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2011Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Placed on Calendar
02/07/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/08/2011Assigned HWI sub: #3
02/10/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/15/2011Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2011Read second time
02/17/2011Read third time
02/17/2011Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
02/17/2011Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2011Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/17/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2011Enrolled
02/25/2011Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1078ER)
02/25/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB1078ER)
02/25/2011Signed by Speaker
02/25/2011Signed by President
03/18/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/11)
03/18/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)

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.