Nurse practitioners; practice as part of patient care teams that includes a physician. (HB346)
Introduced By
Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond) with support from 17 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)
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
Practice of nurse practitioners; patient care teams. Amends provisions governing the practice of nurse practitioners. The bill provides that nurse practitioners shall only practice as part of a patient care team, which shall include at least one patient care team physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth who provides management of and leadership in the care of a patient or patients. The bill also establishes requirements for written or electronic practice agreements for nurse practitioners, provides that physicians practicing as part of a patient care team may require nurse practitioners practicing as part of that patient care team to be covered by professional malpractice insurance, and amends requirements related to the prescriptive authority of nurse practitioners practicing as part of a patient care team. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Committee |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100237D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/12/2012 | Introduced bill reprinted 12100237D |
01/13/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB346) |
01/17/2012 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/17/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12104295D-H1 |
01/18/2012 | Read first time |
01/19/2012 | Read second time |
01/19/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12104295D-H1 |
01/19/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB346H1 |
01/20/2012 | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N) |
01/20/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/23/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/15/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing |
02/23/2012 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2012 | Passed by for the day |
02/24/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Read third time |
02/27/2012 | Passed by for the day |
02/28/2012 | Read third time |
02/28/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | Enrolled |
02/29/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB346ER) |
02/29/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
02/29/2012 | Signed by President |
03/05/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB346ER) |
03/08/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
03/08/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
03/10/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N) |
03/10/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
03/10/2012 | Reenrolled |
03/10/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (HB346ER2) |
03/10/2012 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
03/10/2012 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
03/10/2012 | Enacted, Chapter 213 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/10/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213) |