Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption. (HB1870)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton)

Progress

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

Description

Certificate of public need; hospitals and nursing homes; disaster exemption; regulations. Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to SB 1277. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/03/2019Committee
01/03/2019Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101516D
01/03/2019Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/11/2019Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
01/18/2019Impact statement from DPB (HB1870)
01/24/2019House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/24/2019Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2019Committee substitute printed 19104504D-H1
01/28/2019Read first time
01/29/2019House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/29/2019Read second time
01/29/2019Committee substitute agreed to 19104504D-H1
01/29/2019Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1870H1
01/30/2019Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/30/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2019Impact statement from DPB (HB1870H1)
01/30/2019Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
01/30/2019Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/30/2019VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2019Constitutional reading dispensed
01/31/2019Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/07/2019Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2019Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2019Read third time
02/11/2019Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2019Enrolled
02/13/2019Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1870ER)
02/13/2019Impact statement from DPB (HB1870ER)
02/13/2019Signed by Speaker
02/14/2019Signed by President
02/15/2019Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019
02/15/2019G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019
02/22/2019G Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/19)
02/22/2019G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136)