Hospitals providing psychiatric services; denials of admission. (HB1777)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patrons Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Hospitals providing psychiatric services; denials of admission. Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations that require each hospital that provides psychiatric services to establish a protocol that (i) requires, prior to refusing the admission of a medically stable patient referred to its psychiatric unit, direct verbal communication between the on-call physician in the psychiatric unit and the referring physician and (ii) prohibits on-call physicians or other hospital staff from refusing a request for such direct verbal communication by a referring physician. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2017 | Committee |
01/09/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102042D |
01/09/2017 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/12/2017 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/13/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1777) |
01/17/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (11-Y 0-N) |
01/19/2017 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2017 | Read first time |
01/23/2017 | Read second time |
01/23/2017 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/23/2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1777E |
01/23/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17102042D-E |
01/24/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1777E) |
01/25/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/25/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/06/2017 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
02/09/2017 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Read third time |
02/13/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Enrolled |
02/15/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1777ER) |
02/15/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1777ER) |
02/15/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/17/2017 | Signed by President |
02/17/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17 |
02/17/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017 |
02/23/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/23/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175) |