Telemedicine services; provision of health care services. (HB2063)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
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
Telemedicine services; prescriptions. Amends the definition of telemedicine services to encompass the use of electronic technology or media, including interactive audio or video, for the purpose of diagnosing or treating a patient, consulting with other health care providers regarding a patient's diagnosis or treatment, or transmitting a patient's health care data. The measure also provides that an examination performed using telemedicine services shall be sufficient to meet the requirement for an "appropriate examination" and states that if a telemedicine services practitioner prescribes medication other than Schedule VI controlled substances to a patient, at least one in-person physical examination must have occurred. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2015 | Committee |
| 01/14/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103365D |
| 01/14/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/20/2015 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/23/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2063) |
| 01/27/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2015 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104329D-H1 |
| 01/30/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2063H1) |
| 02/02/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/02/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104329D-H1 |
| 02/02/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2063H1 |
| 02/03/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 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 (HB2063ER) |
| 02/19/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2063ER) |
| 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 115 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/16/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115) |
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 50 seconds.