Physician assistant; expert witness testimony. (SB185)

Introduced By

Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/02/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102092D
01/02/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2014Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/14/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/15/2014Read second time and engrossed
01/16/2014Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
01/20/2014Placed on Calendar
01/20/2014Read first time
01/20/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/17/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2014Committee substitute printed 14105042D-H1
02/19/2014Read second time
02/20/2014Passed by for the day
02/21/2014Read third time
02/21/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14105042D-H1
02/21/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB185H1
02/21/2014Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2014Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/21/2014Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/25/2014Title replaced 14105042D-H1
02/27/2014Enrolled
02/27/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB185ER)
02/27/2014Signed by Speaker
03/01/2014Signed by President
03/27/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 361 (effective 7/1/14)
03/27/2014G 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.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB191.