VA SB867 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 5 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Stroke care quality improvement. Provides that the Department of Health shall be responsible for stroke care quality improvement initiatives in the Commonwealth. Such initiatives shall include (i) establishing systems to collect data and information about stroke care in the Commonwealth, (ii) facilitating information and data sharing and collaboration among hospitals and health care providers to improve the quality of stroke care in the Commonwealth, (iii) requiring the application of evidence-based treatment guidelines for transitioning patients to community-based follow-up care following acute treatment for stroke, and (iv) establishing a process for continuous quality improvement for the delivery of stroke care by the statewide system for stroke response and treatment. The bill also directs the Department of Health to convene a group of stakeholders, which shall include representatives of (a) hospital systems, including at least one hospital system with at least six or more stroke centers in the Commonwealth, recommended by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; (b) the Virginia Stroke Systems Task Force; and (c) the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, to advise on the implementation of stroke care quality improvement initiatives. The provisions of the bill making the Department of Health responsible for stroke care quality improvement initiatives in the Commonwealth have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019. This bill is identical to HB 1197.

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Title

Stroke care; Department of Health shall be responsible for quality improvement initiatives.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)
2018-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective - see bill)
2018-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23SenateSigned by President
2018-02-22HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-22SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB867ER)
2018-02-22SenateEnrolled
2018-02-20HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20HouseRead third time
2018-02-19HouseRead second time
2018-02-15HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-14HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2018-02-14HouseRead first time
2018-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-02-09SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB867S1
2018-02-08SenateCommittee amendment rejected
2018-02-08SenateReading of amendment waived
2018-02-08SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 18106388D-S1
2018-02-08SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-02-08SenateRead second time
2018-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06SenateReported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2018-02-01SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-02-01SenateCommittee substitute printed 18106388D-S1
2018-02-01SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-26SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2018-01-17SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-01-17SenatePresented and ordered printed 18104425D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321111.15:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB867
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB867+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB867S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB867ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0198+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0143+SB0867
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0139+SB0867
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0351SB0867+SB0867
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0373SB0867+SB0867
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H12V0181+SB0867
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0870+SB0867

Bill Comments

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