VA HB1952 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - Left in Education and Health
Pending: Senate Education and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety; centralized or remote processing of prescriptions. Requires a pharmacy that, on average, during any one-week period is unable to process a prescription within two days of receipt of such prescription to report the prescription backlog to the Board of Pharmacy. The bill requires any pharmacy making such report to submit a corrective action plan detailing its staffing, workflow, technology, and patient communication strategies to address the prescription backlog. The bill permits the Board to (i) investigate any reported or suspected backlog; (ii) accept, amend, or reject a corrective action plan; and (iii) impose disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit for failure to comply with the bill. Additionally, the bill allows pharmacies to perform centralized or remote processing of prescriptions in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety; centralized or remote processing of prescriptions. Requires a pharmacy that, on average, during any one-week period is unable to process a prescription within two days of receipt of such prescription to report the prescription backlog to the Board of Pharmacy. The bill requires any pharmacy making such report to submit a corrective action plan detailing its staffing, workflow, technology, and patient communication strategies to address the prescription backlog. The bill permits the Board to (i) investigate any reported or suspected backlog; (ii) accept, amend, or reject a corrective action plan; and (iii) impose disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit for failure to comply with the bill. Additionally, the bill allows pharmacies to perform centralized or remote processing of prescriptions in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

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Title

Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 2-N) (Y: 98 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-22SenateLeft in Education and Health
2023-02-20SenateRecommitted to Education and Health
2023-02-20SenateMotion to recommit to committee agreed to
2023-02-20SenateRead third time
2023-02-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16SenateCommittee substitute printed 23106992D-S1
2023-02-16SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
2023-02-13SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
2023-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-06HouseVOTE: Passage (98-Y 2-N)
2023-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House (98-Y 2-N)
2023-02-03HouseRead second time and engrossed
2023-02-02HouseRead first time
2023-01-31HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 1-N)
2023-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103915D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5413434.06(n/a)See Bill Text
5413434.07(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1952
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1952+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1952S1+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106930D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106992D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1952F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1952FS1122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1202V0035+HB1952
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H12V0068+HB1952
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1454+HB1952
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0309+HB1952
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0567HB1952+HB1952

Bill Comments

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