Surgery; definition and who may perform. (SB543)

Introduced By

Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield)

Progress

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

Description

Definition of surgery.  Defines "surgery" and provides that no person other than a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry, a licensed nurse practitioner, or a person who is acting pursuant to the orders and under the appropriate supervision of a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry shall perform surgery. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2012Presented and ordered printed 12103024D
01/13/2012Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/24/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB543)
02/02/2012Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2012Committee substitute printed 12104697D-S1
02/03/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2012Read second time
02/06/2012Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12104697D-S1
02/06/2012Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB543S1
02/07/2012Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/16/2012Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2012Read second time
02/20/2012Read third time
02/20/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2012Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/20/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/20/2012VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB543S1)
02/22/2012Enrolled
02/22/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER)
02/22/2012Signed by President
02/22/2012Signed by Speaker
02/23/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB543ER)
03/06/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/12)
03/06/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)

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 55 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB266.