VA HB42 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Civil immunity; dentists and dental hygienists; mental health treatment for health care professionals; reporting requirements. Adds dentists and dental hygienists to the list of providers who are immune from civil liability for any act done or made in performance of his duties while serving as a member of or consultant to an entity that functions primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations on a professional program to address issues related to career fatigue and wellness in health care professionals. The bill also extends civil immunity to certain providers for any act done or made in performance of his duties while serving as a member of or consultant to an entity that functions primarily to arrange for or provide outpatient health care for health care professionals. The bill also revises the Board of Medicine reporting requirements when a health care professional is admitted for mental health treatment. Under the bill, if a health care professional is voluntarily admitted to a health care institution for treatment of a substance abuse or psychiatric illness and is no longer believed to be a danger within 30 days then no report will be made to the Board of Medicine.
Title
Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096) | |
| 2024-03-20 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB42ER) |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Assigned sub: Health Professions |
| 2023-12-21 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2023-12-21 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100700D |
Same As/Similar To
SB629 (Similar To) 2024-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0126)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | 2400.6 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 8 | 01 | 581.16 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
