Nurse practitioners; practicing outside of a patient care team. (SB264)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from co-patron Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)

Progress

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

Description

Nurse practitioners; practicing outside of a patient care team. Authorizes a nurse practitioner with at least 2,000 hours of postlicensure experience to practice without the requirement for collaboration and consultation with a patient care team physician as part of a patient care team or a written or electronic practice agreement between the licensed nurse practitioner and a licensed physician in certain clinical settings. The bill also grants prescriptive authority to such nurse practitioners. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/06/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101574D
01/06/2016Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/14/2016Impact statement from VDH (SB264)
01/21/2016Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
02/04/2016Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2016Committee substitute printed 16105057D-S1
02/05/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2016Impact statement from VDH (SB264S1)
02/08/2016Read second time
02/08/2016Reading of substitute waived
02/08/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16105057D-S1
02/08/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB264S1
02/09/2016Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Placed on Calendar
02/11/2016Read first time
02/11/2016Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/18/2016Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2016Read second time
02/22/2016Read third time
02/22/2016Committee amendment agreed to
02/22/2016Engrossed by House as amended
02/22/2016Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/22/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2016House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2016Enrolled
02/25/2016Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB264ER)
02/25/2016Impact statement from VDH (SB264ER)
02/25/2016Signed by Speaker
02/26/2016Signed by President
02/29/2016Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/29/16
02/29/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016
03/07/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 308 (effective 7/1/16)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. WITH THE SUBSTITUTE. SENATOR FROM PETERSBURG, SENATOR DANN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE COMMITTEE SUBTY TOUT BE AGREED TO. THE AYES HAVE IT. SENATE BILL 246. THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH. I MOVE THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. THE QUESTION IS THAT WILL THE


Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg): ALTERED THAT AND TOOK OUT THE STATE POLICE AND LEFT IT WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THINK THAT IS THE MORE APPROPRIATE WAY TO DO IT AND I RECOMMEND THAT WE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE SENATE CONCURS WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENT. SENATE BILL 264 PASSED THE HOUSE WITH AMENDMENT. THE SENATOR FROM PETERSBURG, SENATOR DANCE.

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE SENATE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENT AND SPEAKING BRIEFLY TO THE AMENDMENT.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg): THE HOUSE AMENDMENT IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE AND JUST ADDS THE WORDS "OR REVOKE THE" ON LINE 51 AFTER SUSPENDED. THE BILL IS NOW CONFORMED TO DELEGATE ROBINSON'S HOUSE BILL 581 THAT PASSED THE HOUSE 100-0.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB581.