Licensed inpatient nursing services; in-home follow-up care upon discharge. (SB317)

Introduced By

Sen. Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Inpatient psychiatric services; in-home follow-up nursing services upon discharge. Directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate regulations that require each provider of inpatient psychiatric services to develop and implement a policy for linking individuals who will be discharged from inpatient psychiatric care with in-home follow-up nursing services as available, including assistance with medication management, upon discharge, which may be provided by a licensed home care organization, certified home health agency, community services board, or other appropriate service provider, allowing patient choice to the greatest extent possible in the selection of such service provider. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/05/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103658D
01/05/2020Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/17/2020Assigned Education sub: Health
01/22/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB317)
01/23/2020Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2020Committee substitute printed 20106057D-S1
01/24/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2020Read second time
01/27/2020Reading of substitute waived
01/27/2020Committee substitute agreed to 20106057D-S1
01/27/2020Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB317S1
01/28/2020Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2020Placed on Calendar
02/03/2020Read first time
02/03/2020Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/04/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB317S1)
02/13/2020Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
02/17/2020Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
02/25/2020Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions