Virginia House Bill 646 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-22 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Nursing home standards of care and staff requirements; regulations. Requires the State Board of Health to establish staffing and care standards in nursing homes to require a minimum of direct care services to each resident per 24-hour period as follows: (i) a minimum of 2.8 direct care hours provided by a nurse aide per resident, per day; (ii) a minimum of 1.3 direct care hours provided by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse per resident, per day; and (iii) a minimum of 0.75 hours out of total 4.1 required direct hours provided by a registered nurse per resident, per day. The bill requires nursing homes to provide quarterly staff training on first aid, medication administration, and compliance with nursing home policies and procedures. Additionally, the bill removes language requiring that each hospital, nursing home, and certified nursing facility establish protocols for patient visits from a rabbi, priest, minister, or clergy of any religious denomination or sect during a declared public health emergency related to a communicable disease of public health threat.

Nursing homes; standards of care and staff requirements, regulations.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-11-22	House	Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-02-10	House	Continued to 2023 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2022-02-08	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 by voice vote
2022-01-21	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103792D

HB646 (Carry Over) 2022-02-10 - Continued to 2023 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	127	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB646
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB646+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB646F122+PDF