VA SB1227 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Telemedicine services; prescriptions. Amends the definition of telemedicine services to encompass the use of electronic technology or media, including interactive audio or video, for the purpose of diagnosing or treating a patient or consulting with other health care providers regarding a patient's diagnosis or treatment. The measure also provides that for the purpose of prescribing a Schedule VI controlled substance to a patient via telemedicine services, a prescriber may establish a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship by an examination through face-to-face interactive, two-way, real-time communications services or store-and-forward technologies when certain conditions are met.

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Title

Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)
2015-02-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Friday, February 27, 2015
2015-02-20SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/20/15
2015-02-19SenateSigned by President
2015-02-16HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-16SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1227ER)
2015-02-16SenateEnrolled
2015-02-12HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HouseRead third time
2015-02-11HouseRead second time
2015-02-10HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2015-02-06HouseRead first time
2015-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-03SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1227S1
2015-02-02SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104382D-S1
2015-02-02SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-02SenateRead second time
2015-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104382D-S1
2015-01-29SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2015-01-19SenateRereferred to Education and Health
2015-01-19SenateRereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2015-01-14SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103367D

Same As/Similar To

HB2063 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823418.16(n/a)See Bill Text
5413303(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1227
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1227+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1227S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1227ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0032+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S02V0021+SB1227
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S04V0096+SB1227
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0178SB1227+SB1227
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0206SB1227+SB1227
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H12V0075+SB1227
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2250+SB1227

Bill Comments

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