Adult fatality review teams, local and regional; established, penalty. (HB1558)
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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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Description
Local and regional adult fatality review teams; penalty. Allows for the creation of local or regional adult fatality review teams upon the initiative of any local or regional law-enforcement agency, department of social services, emergency medical services agency, attorney for the Commonwealth's office, or community services board. The bill provides that such teams may be established for the purpose of conducting contemporaneous reviews of local adult deaths in order to develop interventions and strategies for prevention specific to the locality or region. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2015 | Committee |
| 01/07/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102298D |
| 01/07/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/21/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1558) |
| 01/22/2015 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/22/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15103992D-H1 |
| 01/23/2015 | Read first time |
| 01/26/2015 | Read second time |
| 01/26/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15103992D-H1 |
| 01/26/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1558H1 |
| 01/27/2015 | Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N) |
| 01/27/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/28/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/29/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1558H1) |
| 02/12/2015 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/16/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2015 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1558ER) |
| 02/19/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1558ER) |
| 02/19/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/20/2015 | Signed by President |
| 02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
| 02/23/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
| 02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/16/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/16/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0108) |
Comments
This bill might have prevented the Scott Schuett fiasco, in which the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Virginia Department of Social Services, the local Community Services Boards, and the Office of the Attorney General enabled, dissembled, and covered up the abuse and neglect of the disabled and elderly, including deaths. For more information about this appalling episode, please google Scott Schuett.