Virginia Senate Bill 948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions. Allows pharmacists to initiate treatment with, dispense, or administer controlled substances or devices for the initiation of treatment of group A Streptococcus bacteria infection, influenza virus infection, COVID-19 virus infection, and urinary tract infection to persons 18 years of age or older with whom the pharmacist has a bona fide pharmacist-patient relationship in accordance with regulations set forth by the Board of Pharmacy. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to adopt a statewide protocol for the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices by pharmacists in accordance with the provisions of the bill by November 1, 2023. The bill provides that such protocol shall be developed by a work group consisting of representatives from the Board of Pharmacy, the Board of Medicine, and the Department of Health and directs the Board of Pharmacy to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions.

Sen. David Suetterlein [R]

Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant [R]

2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 34-N) (Y: 65 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-23	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-23	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB948ER)
2023-02-23	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-20	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2023-02-17	House	VOTE: Passage (65-Y 34-N)
2023-02-17	House	Passed House with amendments (65-Y 34-N)
2023-02-17	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2023-02-17	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-17	House	Read third time
2023-02-16	House	Read second time
2023-02-14	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
2023-02-09	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-02-09	House	Read first time
2023-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-24	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23102717D-E
2023-01-23	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB948E
2023-01-23	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-01-23	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-01-23	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2023-01-11	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2023-01-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-01-06	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102717D

HB2274 (Same As) 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171)
HB2274 (Same As) 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3303.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB948
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB948+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB948E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB948ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0172+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104508A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104638A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB948AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB948AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB948AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB948F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB948FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB948FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0065+SB0948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0091SB0948+SB0948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H12V0196+SB0948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1982+SB0948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0638SB0948+SB0948