Health care providers, certain; program to address career fatigue and wellness, civil immunity. (SB120)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico)
Progress
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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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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 »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/16/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20104348D |
| 12/16/2019 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/15/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB120) |
| 01/16/2020 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 01/23/2020 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/28/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred from Courts of Justice |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/18/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/21/2020 | Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/21/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/21/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2020 | Amendment by Delegate Hope agreed to |
| 02/21/2020 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/21/2020 | Passed House with amendments (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/21/2020 | VOTE: Passage (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2020 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB120ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB120ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/10/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1093 (effective 4/10/20) |
| 04/10/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1093) |