Lyme disease; written information to patient when ordering laboratory test for presence of disease. (HB1933)

Introduced By

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean) with support from co-patrons Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), and Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Lyme disease; disclosure of information to patients. Requires physicians to provide each patient for whom a test for the presence of Lyme disease is ordered with a notice about Lyme disease, about testing for Lyme disease, and about the need to contact his physician with questions or concerns about Lyme disease. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102771D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/14/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1933)
01/15/2013Assigned HWI sub: #1
01/28/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/31/2013Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Committee substitute printed 13104654D-H1
02/01/2013Read first time
02/04/2013Read second time
02/04/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104654D-H1
02/04/2013Amendment by Delegate Stolle agreed to
02/04/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1933EH1
02/04/2013Printed as engrossed 13104654D-EH1
02/05/2013Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N)
02/05/2013VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1933EH1)
02/06/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2013Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2013Committee substitute printed 13105259D-S1
02/15/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Read third time
02/18/2013Reading of substitute waived
02/18/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13105259D-S1
02/18/2013Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1933S1
02/18/2013Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Placed on Calendar
02/19/2013Pending question ordered
02/19/2013Senate substitute agreed to by House 13105259D-S1 (56-Y 40-N)
02/19/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (56-Y 40-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2013Enrolled
02/22/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1933ER)
02/22/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1933ER)
02/23/2013Signed by Speaker
02/23/2013Signed by President
03/12/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/13)
03/12/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 20 minutes.