Bill Text: VA SB1773 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Health regulatory boards; conversion therapy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-31 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (13-Y 1-N) [SB1773 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1773-Introduced.html
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SENATE BILL NO. 1773
Offered January 18, 2019
A BILL to direct certain health regulatory boards to
promulgate regulations or guidance documents defining conversion therapy.
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Patron-- Dunnavant
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. The Board of Counseling, the Board of Medicine, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Psychology, and the Board of Social Work shall each promulgate regulations or guidance documents defining conversion therapy and unprofessional conduct in the practice of conversion therapy with any person under 18 years of age. Such regulations or guidance documents shall ensure any interventions in such practice are patient-centered and align with relevant primary sources or policy statements from the relevant professional association.
