Virginia Senate Bill 776 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 15 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-15 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Direct access to physical therapy. Provides that 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 may evaluate and treat patients for up to 30 days after an initial evaluation without a referral if (i) the patient is not receiving care from a licensed health care provider for the symptoms giving rise to the presentation at the time of his presentation to the physical therapist for physical therapy services or (ii) the patient is receiving care from a licensed health care provider at the time of his presentation to the physical therapist for the symptoms giving rise to the presentation for physical therapy services and (a) the patient identifies a health care provider from whom he is currently receiving care, (b) the patient gives written consent for the physical therapist to release all personal health information and treatment records to the identified practitioner, and (c) the physical therapist notifies the identified practitioner no later than 14 days after treatment commences and provides the practitioner with a copy of the initial evaluation along with a copy of the patient history obtained by the physical therapist. The bill allows a physical therapist who has not completed a doctor of physical therapy program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or received a certificate of authorization to conduct a one-time evaluation of a patient who has not met the criteria for evaluation and treatment without a referral and direction, provided the physical therapist does not provide treatment. The bill eliminates the requirement for continuing education for physical therapists who have received a certificate of authorization and eliminates the advisory committee established to consult with the Board of Physical Therapy in promulgating regulations for minimum education, training, and experience criteria.

Physical therapy; certain experience and referrals required to practice.

Sen. Stephen Newman [R]

2015-04-15 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
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 (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-15		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746)
2015-04-15	House	Enacted, Chapter 746 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-04-15	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2015-04-15	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2015-04-15	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB776ER2)
2015-04-15	Senate	Reenrolled
2015-04-15		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2015-04-15	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2015-04-15	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2015-04-15	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2015-04-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar
2015-03-04	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2015-02-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Friday, February 27, 2015
2015-02-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/20/15
2015-02-19	Senate	Signed by President
2015-02-16	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-02-16	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER)
2015-02-16	Senate	Enrolled
2015-02-12	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12	House	Read third time
2015-02-11	House	Read second time
2015-02-10	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2015-02-06	House	Read first time
2015-02-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-02-03	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2015-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2014-12-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-12-29	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100821D

HB1457 (Same As) 2015-04-15 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0724)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3482	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3482.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB776
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB776+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB776ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB776ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0746+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S04V0061+SB0776
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0178SB0776+SB0776
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0206SB0776+SB0776
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H12V0076+SB0776
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2232+SB0776
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV1039SB0776+SB0776
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2989+SB0776