Virginia House Bill 1683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Diagnostic medical sonography; certification. Defines the practice of "diagnostic medical sonography" as the use of specialized equipment to direct high-frequency sound waves into an area of the human body to generate an image. The bill provides that only a certified and registered sonographer may hold himself out as qualified to perform diagnostic medical sonography. The bill requires any person who fails to maintain current certification and registration or is subject to revocation or suspension of a certification and registration by a sonography certification organization to notify his employer and cease using ultrasound equipment or performing a diagnostic medical sonography or related procedure.

Diagnostic medical sonography; definition, certification.

Del. Patrick Hope [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	House	Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-04	House	Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
2020-01-22	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
2020-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 20105638D

HB1683 (Carry Over) 2020-02-04 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2900	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2901	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2957.23	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2957.28	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1683
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1683+hil