VA HB537 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Telemedicine; out of state providers; behavioral health services. Allows certain practitioners of professions regulated by the Boards of Medicine, Counseling, Psychology, and Social Work who provide behavioral health services and who are licensed in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or possession and in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency to engage in the practice of that profession in the Commonwealth with a patient located in the Commonwealth when (i) such practice is for the purpose of providing continuity of care through the use of telemedicine services and (ii) the practitioner has previously established a practitioner-patient relationship with the patient. The bill provides that a practitioner who provides behavioral health services to a patient located in the Commonwealth through use of telemedicine services may provide such services for a period of no more than one year from the date on which the practitioner began providing such services to such patient. Telemedicine; out of state providers; behavioral health services. Allows certain practitioners of professions regulated by the Boards of Medicine, Counseling, Psychology, and Social Work who provide behavioral health services and who are licensed in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or possession and in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency to engage in the practice of that profession in the Commonwealth with a patient located in the Commonwealth when (i) such practice is for the purpose of providing continuity of care through the use of telemedicine services and (ii) the practitioner has previously established a practitioner-patient relationship with the patient. The bill provides that a practitioner who provides behavioral health services to a patient located in the Commonwealth through use of telemedicine services may provide such services for a period of no more than one year from the date on which the practitioner began providing such services to such patient.

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Title

Telemedicine; out-of-state providers, behavioral health services provided by practitioner.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275)
2022-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 275 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-22HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-21SenateSigned by President
2022-03-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB537ER)
2022-03-21HouseEnrolled
2022-03-10SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-03-10SenatePassed by temporarily
2022-03-10SenateRead third time
2022-03-09SenatePassed by for the day
2022-03-09SenateRead third time
2022-03-08SenatePassed by for the day
2022-03-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-03-04SenatePassed by for the day
2022-03-03SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-23SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
2022-02-10SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-09HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-09HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08HousePrinted as engrossed 22103670D-E
2022-02-08HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB537E
2022-02-08HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2022-02-08HouseRead second time
2022-02-07HouseRead first time
2022-02-03HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2022-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
2022-01-21HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103670D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412901(n/a)See Bill Text
5413501(n/a)See Bill Text
5413601(n/a)See Bill Text
5413701(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB537
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB537+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB537E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB537ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0275+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22104849A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB537AH
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB537F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB537FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB537FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1201V0017+HB0537
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0053+HB0537
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0592+HB0537
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0278+HB0537
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0829HB0537+HB0537
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV1058HB0537+HB0537

Bill Comments

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