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]
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.
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2022-03-22 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
| 2022-03-22 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-03-21 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-03-21 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB537ER) |
| 2022-03-21 | House | Enrolled |
| 2022-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-03-10 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2022-03-10 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2022-03-08 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2022-03-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2022-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-23 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 2022-02-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2022-02-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2022-02-09 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Printed as engrossed 22103670D-E |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB537E |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Read second time |
| 2022-02-07 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-21 | House | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103670D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | 2901 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 3501 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 3601 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 3701 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
