Telemedicine services; provision of health care services. (SB1227)
Introduced By
Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach)
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 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103367D |
| 01/14/2015 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/19/2015 | Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/19/2015 | Rereferred to Education and Health |
| 01/23/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1227) |
| 01/29/2015 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104382D-S1 |
| 01/30/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1227S1) |
| 02/02/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/02/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/02/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104382D-S1 |
| 02/02/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1227S1 |
| 02/03/2015 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/06/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/10/2015 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/12/2015 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/12/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2015 | Enrolled |
| 02/16/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1227ER) |
| 02/16/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/18/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1227ER) |
| 02/19/2015 | Signed by President |
| 02/20/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/20/15 |
| 02/20/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Friday, February 27, 2015 |
| 02/26/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 02/26/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032) |
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 30 seconds.