Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing. (SB1179)
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Passed Senate |
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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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01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101155D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/12/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1179) |
02/02/2017 | Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Read second time |
02/06/2017 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/06/2017 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/06/2017 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1179E |
02/06/2017 | Emergency clause added |
02/06/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17101155D-E |
02/08/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2017 | Read first time |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/09/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1179E) |
02/09/2017 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2017 | Read second time |
02/13/2017 | Read third time |
02/13/2017 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Enrolled |
02/14/2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1179ER) |
02/14/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1179ER) |
02/14/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/15/2017 | Signed by President |
02/15/2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17 |
02/15/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017 |
02/20/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 2/20/17) |
02/20/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062) |
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 55 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg): I MOVE THE BODY PASS THE BILL.
[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1046 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT TWO SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO THE BOARD OF MEDICINE REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSING. REPORTING TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS.
Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg): GENTLEMAN FROM DANVILLE, M MARSHAL TU, MR. SPEAKER, SENATE BILL 1046 IS IDENTICAL TO MY HOUSE BILL 2277, OUR CURRENT LAW REQUIRES FOREIGN PHYSICIANS TO COMPLETE TWO YEARS OF RESIDENCY, COMPARED TO US US, WHO HAVE TO COMPLETE ONE YEAR. THEY HAVE TO PASS THE SAME EXAMS AND I MOVE, I PASS --
[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1048 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO DEATH CERTIFICATE AMENDMENTS THERE TO WITH A SUBSTITUTE.