Health care providers, certain; programs to address career fatigue and wellness, civil immunity. (HB115)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)
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
Programs to address career fatigue and wellness in certain health care providers; civil immunity. Expands civil immunity for health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations related to health care services to include health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to address issues related to career fatigue and wellness in health care professionals licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or licensed as a physician assistant. The bill also clarifies that, absent evidence indicating a reasonable probability that a health care professional who is a participant in a professional program to address issues related to career fatigue or wellness is not competent to continue in practice or is a danger to himself, his patients, or the public, participation in such a professional program does not trigger the requirement that the health care professional be reported to the Department of Health Professions. The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Status
02/17/2020: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/16/2019 | Committee |
| 12/16/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20104347D |
| 12/16/2019 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/15/2020 | Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions |
| 01/15/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB115) |
| 01/16/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| 01/21/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/24/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/27/2020 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2020 | VOTE: (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/28/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/13/2020 | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/17/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
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