VA SB1187 | 2021 | 1st Special Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB1187
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Health Professions; practice of physical therapy. Extends from 30 days to 60 days the time allowed for a physical therapist who has completed a doctor of physical therapy program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education or who has obtained a certificate of authorization to evaluate and treat patients after an initial evaluation without a referral under certain circumstances. The bill also provides that after discharging a patient a physical therapist shall not perform an initial evaluation of a patient without a referral if the physical therapist has performed an initial evaluation of the patient for the same condition within the immediately preceding 60 days.
Title
Physical therapy; extends time allowed for a therapist to evaluate and treat patients.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481) | |
| 2021-03-31 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 481 (effective 7/1/21) | |
| 2021-02-24 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 | |
| 2021-02-24 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021 |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2021-02-22 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2021-02-19 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1187ER) |
| 2021-02-19 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2021-02-16 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-02-16 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-02-16 | House | Read third time |
| 2021-02-15 | House | Read second time |
| 2021-02-11 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-02-08 | House | Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote |
| 2021-02-02 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2021-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2021-02-02 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2021-01-26 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-25 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2021-01-22 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-13 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 2021-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2021-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101168D |
Same As/Similar To
SB1187 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
