Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospice facilities; public health emergency, etc. (SB5042)
Introduced By
Sen. Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
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Description
Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices; visitation; public health emergency. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require that, during a public health emergency related to COVID-19, each nursing home, certified nursing facility, and hospice establish a protocol to allow each patient to receive visits, consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as directed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Board of Health. The bill contains an emergency clause and requires the Department of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment. This bill is identical to HB 5041. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 08/15/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 08/18/20 20200357D |
| 08/15/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 08/19/2020 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 08/20/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 08/24/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5042) |
| 08/26/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 08/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5042S1) |
| 08/27/2020 | Floor substitute printed 20201019D-S1 (Kiggans) |
| 08/27/2020 | Read second time |
| 08/27/2020 | Amendments by Senator Cosgrove withdrawn |
| 08/27/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 08/27/2020 | Substitute by Senator Kiggans agreed to 20201019D-S1 |
| 08/27/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB5042S1 |
| 08/28/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 09/02/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5042S1) |
| 09/17/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 09/17/2020 | Read first time |
| 09/17/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 09/17/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 09/17/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 09/24/2020 | Read second time |
| 09/25/2020 | Read third time |
| 09/25/2020 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 09/25/2020 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 09/25/2020 | Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 09/25/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 10/02/2020 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 10/07/2020 | Enrolled |
| 10/07/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5042ER) |
| 10/07/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5042ER) |
| 10/07/2020 | Signed by President |
| 10/07/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 10/14/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020 |
| 10/14/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020 |
| 10/21/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 11 (effective 10/21/20) |
| 10/21/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0011) |