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- HB 86 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility; criteria.
- HB 190 Athletic trainers; possession and administration of oxygen.
- HB 202 Licensure of assisted living facilities; credit references.
- HB 215 Social services, district board of; process for withdrawal by local governments.
- HB 234 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
- HB 240 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, etc., records.
- HB 262 Local boards; appointment of members of boards of supervisors.
- HB 264 Social services, local boards of; authority to employ in-house counsel.
- HB 305 Immunizations; Department of Health to seek reimbursement for cost in certain cases.
- HB 373 School speech-language pathologists; licensure.
- HB 387 Newborns; critical congenital heart defect screening.
- HB 391 National accrediting organizations; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
- HB 395 Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens.
- HB 407 Adoption; disclosure of identifying information.
- HB 412 Child care; Department of Social Services to plan for national background checks for providers.
- HB 450 Background checks; employment prior to receipt of results.
- HB 468 Child day programs; licensure exemptions.
- HB 476 Home care organizations; inspections.
- HB 486 Human trafficking of children; reports and investigation.
- HB 500 Audiology; adds limited cerumen management to definition of practice.
- HB 520 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; membership.
- HB 521 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; members of state and local advisory team.
- HB 522 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; appeals.
- HB 539 Prescription Monitoring Program; delegation of authority.
- HB 540 Private behavioral health services providers; licensure.
- HB 541 Death; determination by specialist in field of neurology, neurosurgery, etc.
- HB 575 Perampanel and Lorcaserin; added to Schedules III and IV, respectively.
- HB 580 Active duty military health care providers; practice at public and private health care facilities.
- HB 586 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; eligibility for assistance.
- HB 611 Health regulatory boards; denial or suspension of a license, certificate or registration, exception.
- HB 612 Genetic counseling; regulation of practice, licensure, advisory board established.
- HB 659 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; information about services available.
- HB 664 Blind persons; repeals requirement that DBVI maintain registry of persons in Commonwealth.
- HB 668 Independent living services; individuals between 18 and 21 years of age.
- HB 674 Water supplies and waterworks; defines human consumption.
- HB 683 Investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect; agreements with school divisions.
- HB 702 Uniform assessments; qualified assessors.
- HB 709 Child abuse and neglect investigations; time for determination.
- HB 722 Methadone clinics; location near schools and day care centers, exemptions for existing facilities.
- HB 764 Speech-language pathologists, assistant; practice of duties under licensed pathologist.
- HB 780 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program; distribution of benefits.
- HB 855 Health regulatory boards; reinstatement of licensure.
- HB 874 Drugs; designation and reporting those of concern.
- HB 888 Uniform assessment instrument; regulations.
- HB 890 Social worker; family-services specialists & qualified equivalent workers allowed to perform tasks.
- HB 891 Health regulatory boards; powers and duties, special conference committees.
- HB 893 Anatomic pathology services; fees.
- HB 923 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure method of information to recipient.
- HB 924 Chief Medical Examiner, Office of; powers and duties, medicolegal death examinations.
- HB 926 Behavior analyst; exceptions to licensure requirements, Advisory Board established.
- HB 1031 Immunizations; updates provisions for children.
- HB 1032 Pharmacy, Board of; automatic review of certain case decisions.
- HB 1035 Veterinarians; dispensing compounded drug products, report.
- HB 1046 Nurse practitioners, licensed; treatment of injured employee within scope of practice.
- HB 1068 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 1076 Individuals with disabilities; terminology.
- HB 1112 Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.
- HB 1129 Physician assistants; possession and administration of topical fluoride varnish.
- HB 1134 Physician assistants; updates terminology related to practice agreements.
- HB 1138 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- HB 1177 Safe drinking water; local private well testing requirements.
- HB 1235 DHP; use of implantable medical devices distributed by physician-owned distributorships.
- HB 1236 Foster care and adoption assistance; DSS to amend state plan to include payments up to age 21.
- HB 1240 Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect.
- HB 1249 Prescription Monitoring Program; registration with Program for prescriber treating human patients.
- SB 77 Dead human bodies; absence of next of kin, disposition of remains, prerequisites for cremation.
- SB 117 Methadone clinics; location near schools and day care centers, exemptions for existing facilities.
- SB 134 Independent living services; individuals between 18 and 21 years of age.
- SB 183 Newborns; critical congenital heart defect screening, duty of Board.
- SB 203 Occupational therapy; practice as a therapist or therapist assistant applicant.
- SB 277 Foster care and adoption assistance; DSS to include individuals between age 18 & 21 years of age.
- SB 281 Certificate of birth; upon request and receipt of evidence, adopted person who has U.S. citizenship.
- SB 284 Kinship care; DSS shall review current policy governing placement of children to avoid foster care.
- SB 294 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescriber, effective date.
- SB 304 Dead human bodies; establishes a process for disposition for unclaimed bodies.
- SB 316 Local boards; appointment of members of boards of supervisors.
- SB 328 Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; use of title, registration.
- SB 330 Genetic counseling; regulation of practice, licensure, advisory board established.
- SB 331 Investigation of cases involving alleged sexual abuse of a child; qualifications of investigator.
- SB 332 Abuse or neglect of a child, suspected; reports to law enforcement.
- SB 400 Kinship foster care; removal of child from physical custody of kinship foster parent.
- SB 412 Medicaid program independent contractors; deferred compensation plan.
- SB 416 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; eligibility for assistance.
- SB 426 State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; regulations.
- SB 463 Health regulatory boards; reinstatement of licensure.
- SB 526 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure method of information to recipient.
- SB 536 DHP; use of implantable medical devices distributed by physician-owned distributorships.
- SB 572 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, etc., records.
- SB 575 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; submission of documents.
- SB 594 Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.
- SB 595 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; length of term of Board of Directors.
- SB 604 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- SB 627 Training center residents; DBHDS to ensure resources available prior to transfer to another center.
- SB 639 Child care; Department of Social Services to plan for national background checks for providers.
- SB 647 Teledentistry pilot program; Department of Medical Assistance Services to create, report.
- SB 657 Alternative onsite sewage system installers; extension of certain interim licenses.