Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours. (HB1738)

Introduced By

Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna)

Progress

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

Description

Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death. Requires every hospice licensed by the Department of Health or exempt from licensure to notify every pharmacy that dispensed drugs to a hospice patient for the purpose of pain management of the patient's death within 24 hours. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2015Committee
01/12/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103178D
01/12/2015Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/20/2015Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
01/26/2015Impact statement from VDH (HB1738)
01/26/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
01/29/2015Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2015Committee substitute printed 15104476D-H1
01/30/2015Read first time
01/30/2015Impact statement from VDH (HB1738H1)
02/02/2015Read second time
02/02/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104476D-H1
02/02/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1738H1
02/03/2015Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2015Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/13/2015Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
02/19/2015Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2015Read third time
02/23/2015Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2015Enrolled
02/26/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)
02/26/2015Signed by Speaker
02/26/2015Signed by President
02/27/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015
02/27/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15
02/27/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/02/2015Impact statement from VDH (HB1738ER)
03/27/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/15)
03/27/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)

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.