Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth. (SB417)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Community health workers; certification. Requires the Department of Health to approve one or more entities to certify community health workers in the Commonwealth and prohibits a person from using or assuming the title of certified community health worker unless he is certified by an entity approved by the Department. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2018Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103736D
01/09/2018Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/16/2018Impact statement from VDH (SB417)
01/22/2018Assigned Education sub: Health
01/25/2018Committee substitute printed 18105859D-S1
01/25/2018Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2018Read second time
01/29/2018Reading of substitute waived
01/29/2018Committee substitute agreed to 18105859D-S1
01/29/2018Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB417S1
01/30/2018Impact statement from VDH (SB417S1)
01/30/2018Passed by for the day
01/31/2018Passed by for the day
02/01/2018Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2018Placed on Calendar
02/05/2018Read first time
02/05/2018Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/22/2018Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
02/27/2018Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N)
03/06/2018Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions