VA SB851 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions. Requires hospitals to provide each patient admitted as an inpatient or his legal guardian the opportunity to designate an individual who will care for or assist the patient in his residence following discharge from the hospital and to whom the hospital shall provide information regarding the patient's discharge plan and any follow-up care, treatment, and services that the patient may require.

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Title

Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions.

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 (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018)
2015-02-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 18 (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 (SB851ER)
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 SB851S1
2015-02-02SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104328D-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 15104328D-S1
2015-01-29SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2015-01-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-01-06SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101156D

Same As/Similar To

HB1413 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321137.03(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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