Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing. (HB2161)
Introduced By
Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon) with support from co-patrons Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), and Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol)
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
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; workgroup to establish educational guidelines for training health care providers in the safe prescribing and appropriate use of opioids. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and each of the Commonwealth's medical schools, dental schools, schools of optometry, schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education programs, and nursing education programs to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses, in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse. The workgroup shall report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2017 | Committee |
01/11/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100758D |
01/11/2017 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2161) |
01/17/2017 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/23/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2017 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2017 | Read first time |
01/30/2017 | Read second time |
01/30/2017 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/30/2017 | Emergency clause added |
01/30/2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2161E |
01/30/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17100758D-E |
01/31/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2161E) |
01/31/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/01/2017 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/10/2017 | Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Read third time |
02/14/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Enrolled |
02/16/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2161ER) |
02/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2161ER) |
02/16/2017 | 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 180 (effective 2/23/17) |
02/23/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0180) |