VA SB192 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Local health director; qualifications. Amends the qualification requirements for local health directors to provide that a person may be a local health director if he possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and has at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position or is otherwise qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner of Health. Currently, only a person who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth may be a local health director. The bill provides that if a local health director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested. Local health director; qualifications. Amends the qualification requirements for local health directors to provide that a person may be a local health director if he possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and has at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position or is otherwise qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner of Health. Currently, only a person who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth may be a local health director. The bill provides that if a local health director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested.

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Title

Health director, local; qualifications.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-03-09 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 16-N) (Y: 82 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-05-27 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)
2022-05-27 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-04-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022
2022-04-27SenateCommunicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
2022-04-27SenateSenate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
2022-04-11SenateGovernor's recommendation received by Senate
2022-03-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-11HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-11SenateSigned by President
2022-03-11SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB192ER)
2022-03-11SenateEnrolled
2022-03-09SenateTitle replaced 22107305D-H1
2022-03-09SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-03-08HouseVOTE: Passage (82-Y 16-N)
2022-03-08HousePassed House with substitute (82-Y 16-N)
2022-03-08HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB192H1
2022-03-08HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 22107305D-H1
2022-03-08HouseRead third time
2022-03-07HousePassed by for the day
2022-03-04HousePassed by for the day
2022-03-03HouseRead second time
2022-03-01HouseCommittee substitute printed 22107305D-H1
2022-03-01HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
2022-03-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
2022-02-22HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2022-02-22HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-02-22HouseRead first time
2022-02-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-02-01SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-01SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-01SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-01-31SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB192S1
2022-01-31SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 22105409D-S1
2022-01-31SenateReading of substitute waived
2022-01-31SenateRead second time
2022-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2022-01-27SenateCommittee substitute printed 22105409D-S1
2022-01-27SenateIncorporates SB617 (Locke)
2022-01-27SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2022-01-14SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2022-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100567D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
32130(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB192
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB192+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB192S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB192H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB192ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0804+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105214A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105371D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/22107305D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB192AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB192F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB192FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB192FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB192FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0059+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0141SB0192+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0170SB0192+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0174SB0192+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0175SB0192+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1203V0048+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0189+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1612+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0966SB0192+SB0192
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV1201SB0192+SB0192

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