Physician assistant; expert witness testimony. (SB185)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)
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
Physician assistant; chiropractor as expert witness. Provides that a physician assistant, when properly qualified, may testify as an expert witness in a court of law within the scope of their activities as authorized under Virginia law, but may not testify as an expert witness against a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine in a medical malpractice proceeding or review panel. The bill also adds "treatment" and "treatment plan" to those areas concerning which a physician assistant or chiropractor may testify as an expert witness. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/02/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102092D |
01/02/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/14/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
01/15/2014 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/16/2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
01/20/2014 | Read first time |
01/20/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/17/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14105042D-H1 |
02/19/2014 | Read second time |
02/20/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/21/2014 | Read third time |
02/21/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14105042D-H1 |
02/21/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB185H1 |
02/21/2014 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2014 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
02/21/2014 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2014 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2014 | Title replaced 14105042D-H1 |
02/27/2014 | Enrolled |
02/27/2014 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB185ER) |
02/27/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/01/2014 | Signed by President |
03/27/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 361 (effective 7/1/14) |
03/27/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361) |
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 2 minutes.