VA HB268 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 8 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0168)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Practice of occupational therapy. Provides that the definition of "practice of occupational therapy" is amended to make clear that "practice of occupational therapy" includes the therapeutic use of occupations for habilitation and rehabilitation to enhance physical health, mental health, and cognitive functioning and that it includes the design of adaptive equipment and assistive technologies and consultation concerning the adaptation of sensory and social, as well as physical, environments. The bill requires the Board of Medicine to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.

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Title

Occupational therapy; definition.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-20 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0168)
2012-03-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 168 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-22 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-22 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB268ER)
2012-02-22 House: Enrolled
2012-02-20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 Senate: Read third time
2012-02-17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2012-01-23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2012-01-23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-01-20 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-01-20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-01-19 House: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-18 House: Read first time
2012-01-17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
2012-01-16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2012-01-13 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
2012-01-10 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2012-01-10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100175D

Same As/Similar To

SB340 (Same As) 2012-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412900(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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