Virginia House Bill 2316 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 15 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-15 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Southwest Virginia Health Authority; cooperative agreements. Authorizes the Southwest Virginia Health Authority (the Authority) to receive and review applications for approval of proposed cooperative agreements submitted by two or more hospitals and to provide recommendations to the State Health Commissioner (the Commissioner) regarding the approval of such applications. The bill defines a cooperative agreement as an agreement among two or more hospitals for the sharing, allocation, consolidation by merger or other combination of assets, or referral of patients, personnel, instructional programs, support services, and facilities or medical, diagnostic, or laboratory facilities or procedures or other services traditionally offered by hospitals. The Authority shall recommend for approval by the Commissioner a proposed cooperative agreement if it determines that the benefits likely to result from the proposed cooperative agreement outweigh the disadvantages likely to result from a reduction in competition from the proposed cooperative agreement. The Commissioner is charged with adopting the Authority's recommendation if he determines that the recommendation is supported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record. The Commissioner is entrusted with actively and continuously supervising any cooperative agreement to ensure compliance with its provisions and is required, if he has reason to believe that compliance with a cooperative agreement no longer meets certain requirements, to initiate a proceeding to determine whether compliance no longer meets the requirements. The bill also provides that activities conducted pursuant to cooperative agreements approved and supervised by the Commissioner are immunized from challenge or scrutiny under the Commonwealth's antitrust laws. The measure states that it is the intention of the General Assembly that this measure immunizes cooperative agreements approved and supervised by the Commissioner from challenge or scrutiny under federal antitrust law. The City of Bristol is added to the jurisdictions participating in the Authority. The Chief Executive Officer of the Clinch Valley Medical Center or his designee is added to the Authority's board of directors. The State Board of Health is required to promulgate emergency regulations that address (i) the review of applications for proposed collaborative agreements; (ii) the process by which applications for proposed collaborative agreements shall be approved or denied; (iii) post-approval monitoring; and (iv) fees to cover costs of supervising an approved cooperative agreement. Finally, the measure requires the Authority to submit the regional health goals to the Commissioner at least 30 days prior to the Authority's submission to the Commissioner of any recommendation concerning a proposed collaborative agreement.

Southwest Virginia Health Authority; review and approval of proposed cooperative agreements.

Del. Terry Kilgore [R]

Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]

Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]

Sen. Todd Pillion [R]

2015-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-15 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Local Government (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-15		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741)
2015-04-15	House	Enacted, Chapter 741 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-04-15	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2015-04-15	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2015-04-15	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2316ER2)
2015-04-15	House	Reenrolled
2015-04-15		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2015-04-15	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2015-04-15	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2015-04-15	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
2015-04-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-03-27	House	Governor's substitute printed 15105786D-H2
2015-03-27	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2015-03-10		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2015-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-03-06	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2316ER)
2015-03-06	House	Enrolled
2015-02-26	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-26	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 15105345D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2316S1
2015-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 15105345D-S1
2015-02-25	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2015-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2015-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-23	Senate	Committee substitute printed 15105345D-S1
2015-02-23	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
2015-02-17	Senate	Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
2015-02-17	Senate	Rereferred from Local Government (9-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2015-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-10	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2015-02-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2316H1
2015-02-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 15104663D-H1
2015-02-09	House	Read second time
2015-02-07	House	Read first time
2015-02-06	House	Committee substitute printed 15104663D-H1
2015-02-06	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
2015-01-26	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2015-01-22	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2015-01-22	House	Presented and ordered printed 15103827D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	5368	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5369	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5370	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5374	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5384.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5385	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB2316
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2316+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2316H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2316S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2316ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2316H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2316ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0741+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0702V0010+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H07V0028+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2101+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S07V0071+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S02V0105+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0810HB2316+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0904HB2316+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2842+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2979+HB2316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV1104HB2316+HB2316