Certified sexual assault nurse examiners; Secretary of HHR to study shortage. (HB462)
Introduced By
Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville)
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; task force; shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a task force to study the shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth. The task force shall report its findings and conclusions, together with specific recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and budgetary actions, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2020 | Committee |
01/03/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103815D |
01/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/14/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB462) |
01/27/2020 | Assigned Rules sub: Studies |
02/03/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2020 | Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2020 | Read first time |
02/10/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/11/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/28/2020 | Stricken at request of Patron in Rules (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
As a current Registered Nurse in a hospital setting, I support this bill. The facility I currently work for has previously had nurses go through the training process to become certified sexual assault nurse examiners. However, we currently do not have any nurses certified in this area. As a nurse who has worked in Women's Health during my entire nursing career, I have seen the need for women to be able to properly document sexual assault. As healthcare providers, we are failing women with this specific need with the Commonwealth's shortage of certified nurse examiners. This is an area that needs special attention dedicated to determining why the shortage exists and how to overcome this issue.