Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose. (SB1186)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
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
Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose. Allows a practitioner to prescribe naloxone to a patient for administration to a person other than the patient when the patient believes the person is experiencing or is about to experience a life-threatening opiate overdose and allows a person to possess naloxone and administer naloxone to a person experiencing or about to experience a life-threatening opiate overdose. The bill provides that under such circumstances (i) a person who administers naloxone to another person shall not be liable for civil damages and (ii) a prescriber shall not be civilly or criminally liable for injuries resulting from the prescription of naloxone to a patient for administration to another person. The bill also allows emergency medical services personnel and other first responders to possess and administer naloxone pursuant to a written order or standing protocol, and the bill provides that first responders and emergency medical services personnel who administer naloxone pursuant to a written order or standing protocol shall not be civilly or criminally liable for injuries resulting from the administration of naloxone. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103537D |
01/13/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/20/2015 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
01/29/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1186) |
02/05/2015 | Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/09/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/11/2015 | Read first time |
02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/17/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15105204D-H1 |
02/17/2015 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2015 | Read second time |
02/19/2015 | Read third time |
02/19/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15105204D-H1 |
02/19/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1186H1 |
02/19/2015 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1186H1) |
02/24/2015 | House insisted on substitute |
02/24/2015 | House requested conference committee |
02/25/2015 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2015 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/25/2015 | Senators: Obenshain, Barker, Smith |
02/26/2015 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/26/2015 | Delegates: O'Bannon, Hodges, Sickles |
02/26/2015 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/26/2015 | Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2015 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1186ER) |
03/06/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1186ER) |
03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/27/2015 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/14/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
04/15/2015 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/15/2015 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N) |
04/15/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/15/2015 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/15/2015 | G Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation |
04/15/2015 | Reenrolled |
04/15/2015 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1186ER2) |
04/15/2015 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/15/2015 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/15/2015 | Enacted, Chapter 752 (effective 4/15/15) |
04/15/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752) |