Virginia House Bill 2291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Infants left in newborn safety devices or left with hospital or emergency medical services agency personnel; placement protocol. Establishes protocols for the placement of infants who are left in newborn safety devices or who are left with any personnel of a hospital or emergency medical services agency. Under the bill, a hospital or emergency medical services agency who receives an infant left in a newborn safety device or left with any personnel of a hospital or emergency medical services agency shall immediately transport the infant to a hospital for a physical examination and contact the local board of social services to inform it that an infant has been left at a hospital or emergency medical services agency and of the location of the hospital to which the infant was transported. The bill directs local boards of social services to contact licensed child-placing agencies from a rotating list maintained by the local board to take custody of the infant. Under the bill, the hospital or emergency medical services agency that receives the infant shall complete the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance services application process on behalf of the infant. The bill also describes the requirements for licensed child-placing agencies to be placed on the rotating list maintained by the local board of social services.

Infants left in newborn safety devices or hospital personnel, etc.; placement protocol.

Sen. Emily Brewer [R]

Del. Kim Taylor [R]

2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103706D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	226.5:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2291
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2291+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2291F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0058+HB2291