Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations, patient access to intelligent personal assistant. (HB2154)
Introduced By
Del. Les Adams (R-Chatham) with support from co-patrons Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Chris Head (R-Roanoke), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield)
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
Hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities; regulations; patient access to intelligent personal assistant. Directs the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities to require each hospital, nursing home, and certified nursing facility to establish and implement policies to ensure the permissible access to and use of an intelligent personal assistant provided by the patient while receiving inpatient services. "Intelligent personal assistant" is defined in the bill as a combination of an electronic device and a specialized software application designed to assist users with basic tasks using a combination of natural language processing and artificial intelligence, including such combinations known as "digital assistants" or "virtual assistants." Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101654D |
| 01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/18/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2154) |
| 01/26/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/26/2021 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103464D-H1 |
| 01/26/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/27/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2154H1) |
| 01/27/2021 | Read second time |
| 01/27/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103464D-H1 |
| 01/27/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2154H1 |
| 01/28/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2021 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2021 | Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2021 | Rereferred to Education and Health |
| 02/12/2021 | Assigned Education sub: Health |
| 02/18/2021 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2154ER) |
| 02/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2154ER) |
| 02/25/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/26/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/01/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021 |
| 03/01/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 219 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0219) |
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