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2015 SESSION
HB 1738 Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours.
Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Hospices; notice of patient's death to dispenser. Requires every hospice licensed by the Department of Health or exempt from licensure pursuant to § 32.1-162.2 with a hospice patient residing at home at the time of death to notify every pharmacy that has dispensed partial quantities of a Schedule II controlled substance for a patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness, as authorized by federal law, within 48 hours of the patient's death.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103178D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104476D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103178D
- 01/12/15 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/26/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104476D-H1
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 02/02/15 House: Read second time
- 02/02/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104476D-H1
- 02/02/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1738H1
- 02/03/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/15 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/19/15 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/15 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)
- 02/26/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15
- 02/27/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/27/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/27/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)