Newborns; critical congenital heart defect screening. (HB387)

Introduced By

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean) with support from co-patron Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Critical congenital heart defect screening of newborns. Requires the Board of Health to include in its regulations governing hospitals a requirement that every hospital implement a protocol for testing newborn infants for critical congenital heart defects, including performing pulse oximetry screening for newborn infants and providing appropriate follow-up and treatment for infants diagnosed with a critical congenital heart defect. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/03/2014Committee
01/03/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101619D
01/03/2014Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/13/2014Impact statement from VDH (HB387)
01/16/2014Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
01/21/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
01/23/2014Committee substitute printed 14103927D-H1
01/23/2014Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2014Committee substitute printed 14104268D-H1
01/24/2014Impact statement from VDH (HB387H1)
01/24/2014Read first time
01/27/2014Substitute bill reprinted 14104268D-H1
01/27/2014Read second time
01/27/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104268D-H1
01/27/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB387H1
01/28/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/28/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2014Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/06/2014Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/2014Read third time
02/10/2014Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2014Enrolled
02/12/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB387ER)
02/12/2014Signed by Speaker
02/14/2014Signed by President
02/14/2014Impact statement from VDH (HB387ER)
02/20/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/14)
02/20/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)

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.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB183.