VA HB5144 | 2020 | 1st Special Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on August 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Board of Health; public health emergency; virtual visitation. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require such entities to adopt protocols to ensure that each patient is able to receive virtual visits from any person designated by the patient, within 72 hours of the time the request for a visit is made.
Title
Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; virtual visitation during public health emergency.
Sponsors
| Del. Matt Fariss [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-09 | House | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2020-08-28 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2020-08-28 | House | Presented and ordered printed 20200980D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+HB5144 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HB5144+hil |
