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2008 HEALTH RELATED LEGISLATION

Bill Number/Patron	Committee	Bill Summary Text
HB 21 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Salvinorum A as a Schedule I hallucinogenic.
HB 22 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; required to be reported.
HB 29 Lacey E. Putney	Appropriations	Budget Bill.
HB 30 Lacey E. Putney	Appropriations	Budget Bill.
HB 55 L. Scott Lingamfelter	Rules	English as the official language of the Commonwealth.
HB 59 Jeffrey M. Frederick	Finance	Income tax; tax credit for health insurance premiums paid by small business employers.
HB 66 Robert G. Marshall	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Cord Blood Bank Initiative.
HB 81 Robert G. Marshall	Rules	*Abortion illegal upon overturning of Roe v. Wade.*
HB 83 Robert G. Marshall	Commerce & Labor	Mandated coverage for habilitative services for children.
HB 85 R. Steven Landes	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Donation of prescription medications.
HB 86 R. Steven Landes	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Disposal of unused pharmaceuticals.
HB 89 Robert G. Marshall	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Immunizations; human papillomavirus.
HB 98 Harry B. Purkey	Appropriations	Medicaid eligibility; young adults transitioning from foster care.
HB 121 L. Scott Lingamfelter	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Parental notification of minor's mental health treatment.
HB 129 Harry R. Purkey	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Medical professions; what constitutes practice.
HB 130 Lynwood L. Lewis, Jr.	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Death certificates; local health departments.
HB 143 Terry G. Kilgore	Courts of Justice	Copies of medical bills and charges; no cost.
HB 145 Terry G. Kilgore	Courts of Justice	Medical records; fees for copying.
HB 173 Onzlee Ware	Courts of Justice	Execution of emergency custody orders; sheriffs.
HB 188 Robert G. Marshall	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Human papillomavirus vaccine; effective date.
HB 191 Robert D. Orrock, Sr.	Health, Welfare, Institutions	EMS; temporary suspension of permits and certificates pending hearing.
HB 192 Robert D. Orrock, Sr.	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Applications for variances or exceptions.
HB 196 Kenneth C. Alexander	Commerce & Labor	Group health insurance; coverage for students.
HB 213 Mark L. Cole	Finance	Income tax; TRICARE physicians tax credit.
HB 216 Kenneth C. Alexander	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Organ donor consent; law-enforcement officers.
HB 222 Terry G. Kilgore	Courts of Justice	Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; evidence.
HB 237 John A. Cosgrove	Commerce & Labor	Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors.
HB 241 John M. O'Bannon, III	Education	Board of Education supervision of programs for school-age children in certain hospitals.
HB 243 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Informed consent for testing for human immunodeficiency virus.
HB 247 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Hospital emergency departments; ability to access electronic health records.
HB 248 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Emergency medical services; definitions.
HB 250 John M. O'Bannon, III	Commerce & Labor	Managed Care Health Insurance Plans.
HB 251 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Adult Fatality Review Team.
HB 252 John M. O'Bannon, III	Commerce & Labor	Health insurance; mandated coverage for evaluations of brain tumors.
HB 253 John M. O'Bannon, III	General Laws	Bureau of Health Insurance and Commissioner of Health Insurance.
HB 256 William H. Fralin, Jr.	Courts of Justice	Involuntary outpatient commitment; five day review of compliance.
HB 261 Onzlee Ware	Transportation	Use of flashing lights on law-enforcement and rescue vehicles.
HB 267 David B. Albo	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment; enforcement of compliance with outpatient treatment.
HB 278 Vivian E. Watts	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Identification of body by next of kin.
HB 318 M. Kirkland Cox	Commerce & Labor	Hospitalization insurance; balance billing by nonparticipating physicians.
HB 364 Harry R. Purkey	Commerce & Labor	Hospital-Emergency Treatment Reimbursement Fund.
HB 366 Charles W. Carrico, Sr.	Commerce & Labor	Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances.
HB 381 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Exempting certain facilities from the requirement of a certificate of public need.
HB 382 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Medical advisory committees and consultants; privileged communications.
HB 383 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Licensing and regulation of occupational therapy assistants.
HB 396 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	State Medical Facilities Plan; task force.
HB 397 Phillip A. Hamilton	Commerce & Labor	Health maintenance organizations; deductibles.
HB 398 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds.
HB 399 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Dialysis patient care technician.
HB 400 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Parental admission of minors for inpatient treatment; minors incapable of giving consent.
HB 401 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Emergency custody; who may accept custody.
HB 402 Phillip A. Hamilton	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment petition; withdrawal.
HB 403 Phillip A. Hamilton	Courts of Justice	Health care provider liability protections.
HB 413 H. Morgan Griffith	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Medical assistance services; income disregard.
HB 422 Robert G. Marshall	Courts of Justice	Abortion post-viability a felony.
HB 429 Robert G. Marshall	Courts of Justice	Forced or coerced abortion prohibited; penalty.
HB 475 M. Kirkland Cox	General Laws	Department of Veterans Services; mental health and rehabilitative services.
HB 479 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Emergency Medical Services Plan; Stroke Triage Plan.
HB 480 Robert H. Brink	Courts of Justice	Conditional release; voluntary admission to a state hospital.
HB 499 Phillip A. Hamilton	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment.
HB 500 Phillip A. Hamilton	General Laws	Virginia Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places; civil penalties.
HB 501 Phillip A. Hamilton	Courts of Justice	Medical malpractice; professional services.
HB 502 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Certificate of public need; fostering competition.
HB 504 Phillip A. Hamilton	Commerce & Labor	Health insurance; exclusive provider policies or contracts.
HB 510 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	State medical assistance plan; DMAS to contract with DMHMRSAS for mental health services.
HB 530 Brenda L. Pogge	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Freestanding birth centers; licensing.
HB 532 Robert W. Mathieson	Militia, Police, Public Safety	Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
HB 535 Robert W. Mathieson	Militia, Police, Public Safety	Involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
HB 551 H. Morgan Griffith	Courts of Justice	Medical records; fees for copying.
HB 559 Robert B. Bell	Courts of Justice	ECO, TDO, involuntary commitment; criteria.
HB 560 Robert B. Bell	Courts of Justice	Commitment hearing; independent examiner or community services board member attending.
HB 561 Anne B. Crockett-Starke	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Administration of drugs; training of educational facility staff.
HB 572 Algie T. Howell, Jr.	General Laws	Virginia Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places; civil penalties.
HB 576 Vivian E. Watts	Courts of Justice	Medical records; disclosure; safe harbor.
HB 582 Dave W. Marsden	Courts of Justice	Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing.
HB 583 Dave W. Marsden	Courts of Justice	Emergency custody orders; extension of time.
HB 584 Dave W. Marsden	Courts of Justice	Presumption of knowledge of statewide standard of care; malpractice.
HB 593 Phillip A. Hamilton	Appropriations	VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program.
HB 603 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Hospitals; disclosure of contractual arrangements with health insurance carriers.
HB 604 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Hospice facilities; licensure; emergency clause.
HB 605 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Nonprofessional corporations; practice of medicine.
HB 615 Kristen J. Amundson	Commerce & Labor	Health insurance; required coverage for medically necessary amino acid-based elemental formulas.
HB 616 Kristen J. Amundson	Courts of Justice	Malpractice actions; limitation.
HB 648 Clarke N. Hogan	Commerce & Labor	Health reimbursement arrangements.
HB 667 Robert G. Marshall	Commerce & Labor	Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery.
HB 668 Robert G. Marshall	Commerce & Labor	Individual health insurance; statements regarding grounds for refusal to cover.
HB 669 Robert G. Marshall	Commerce & Labor	Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for amino-acid-based formulas.
HB 670 Robert G. Marshall	Courts of Justice	Regulation of abortion provider businesses; penalties.
HB 671 Robert G. Marshall	Education	Parental notification; student's receipt of mental health treatment.
HB 674 Kenneth C. Alexander	General Laws	Five-year plan for aging; report.
HB 693 Ward L. Armstrong	General Laws	Small business health insurance pools; advisor.
HB 706 William R. Janis	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Temporary detention order; transportation to a medical facility for assessment.
HB 707 William R. Janis	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Temporary custody orders; secure facility.
HB 708 William R. Janis	Courts of Justice	Temporary detention orders; admission as evidence.
HB 709 William R. Janis	Militia, Police, Public Safety	Purchase of firearms; consent form; mental health questions.
HB 728 Edward T. Scott	Commerce & Labor	Uniform group health insurance application form.
HB 737 C. Charles Caputo	Courts of Justice	Independent examiner; records to be reviewed.
HB 741 C. Charles Caputo	Courts of Justice	Involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
HB 752 Christopher K. Peace	Education	Enrollment in an institution of higher education; mental health record release authorization.
HB 765 Robert Tata	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Relating to payment of cost of transportation under emergency custody order or temporary detention order.
HB 782 Terry G. Kilgore	Courts of Justice	Mental health records; disclosure.
HB 784 Terry G. Kilgore	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Practice of naturopathy.
HB 805 David L. Englin	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Advance Health Care Directive Registry; creation.
HB 806 David L. Englin	Health, Welfare, Institutions	DMHMRSAS and DSS to report infectious diseases.
HB 807 David L. Englin	General Laws	Small business health insurance pools; advisor.
Hb 815 David B. Albo	Courts of Justice	Voluntary admission; report to CCRE.
HB 816 David B. Albo	Courts of Justice	Outpatient treatment; compliance; medication.
HB 819 David B. Albo	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Continuing care retirement communities; medical assistance.
HB 823 Harvey B. Morgan	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Schedule II drugs; oripavine and lisdexamfetamine.
HB 857 Adam P. Ebbin	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Adult Fatality Review Team; duties; membership; confidentiality; penalties; report; etc.
HB 861 Adam P. Ebbin	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Virginia Caregivers Grant Program application; allow physician assistant or nurse practitioner to certify.
HB 894 Matthew J. Lohr	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Licensure of abortion clinics.
HB 922 Thomas Davis Rust	Transportation	Vehicle registration fee increase for firefighting and emergency medical services.
HB 937 C. Todd Gilbert	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Disclosure of medical information; outpatient treatment noncompliance.
HB 939 C. Todd Gilbert	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment; transfer to outpatient treatment.
HB 956 Paula J. Miller	Courts of Justice	Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; PERK reimbursements.
HB 1003 Robert B. Bell	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Nursing workforce information; publication on website.
HB 1004 Robert B. Bell	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Advance directives; mental health.
HB 1005 Robert B. Bell	Education	Institutions of higher education; notification of mental health treatment.
HB 1006 Robert B. Bell	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Evidence in emergency custody order and temporary detention order hearings.
HB 1025 Jeffrey M. Frederick	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Health professions; consent for breast tumor treatment.
HB 1037 Daniel W. Marshall, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Sale or conversion of nonprofit hospitals; public hearing.
HB 1040 H. Morgan Griffith	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Health records privacy; providing information after execution of search warrant, subpoena or court order.
HB 1046 Vivian E. Watts	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Nursing homes; staffing levels.
HB 1051 Vivian E. Watts	Courts of Justice	Medical malpractice; professional services.
HB 1054 James M. Scott	Militia, Police, Public Safety	Involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
HB 1059 Kristen J. Amundson	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment; criteria.
HB 1064 Robert H. Brink	General Laws	Veterans Services; mental health program.
HB 1071 Kristen J. Amundson	Courts of Justice	Birth control; definition.
HB 1089 Mark D. Sickles	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Toxic substances; reporting.
HB 1100 Mark D. Sickles	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Informed consent for testing for human immunodeficiency virus.
HB 1126 S. Chris Jones	Courts of Justice	Producing abortion or miscarriage, etc.; penalty.
HB 1128 S. Chris Jones	General Laws	Board of Pharmacy; continuing education.
HB 1129 S. Chris Jones	General Laws	Board of Pharmacy; expiration of licenses.
HB 1139 William H. Fralin, Jr.	Courts of Justice	Consideration of the preadmission screening report.
HB 1146 William H. Fralin, Jr.	Courts of Justice	Medical records; disclosure; magistrate or independent examiner.
HB 1168 Albert C. Eisenberg	Militia, Police, Public Safety	Temporary detention orders; voluntary and involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
HB 1190 Brian J. Moran	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Infant Mortality Prevention Act.
HB 1203 Kenneth J. Melvin	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks.
HB 1213 Kenneth R. Melvin	Health, Welfare, Institutions	HIV/Hepatitis testing; consent for minors.
HB 1222 Danny C. Bowling	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Charitable medical events; lack of notice.
HB 1227 Margaret G. Vanderhye	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Medical assistance services; coverage of treatment for breast and cervical cancer.
HB 1237 Dwight Clinton Jones	Courts of Justice	Mentally ill defendants; treatment and hospitalization.
HB 1260 John M. O'Bannon, III	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Blood donation by minors.
HB 1265 Kenneth R. Plum	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Department of Health; payment for medical care services.
HB 1273 Lionell Spruill, Sr.	Militia, Police, Public Safety	Prisoners; health care costs.
HB 1282 Clifford L. Athey, Jr.	Courts of Justice	Medical Malpractice Settlement Offer and Recovery Act.
HB 1294 Clifford L. Athey, Jr.	Courts of Justice	Good Samaritan statute; where protection extends; what is considered compensation.
HB 1299 Jeffrey M. Frederick	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
HB 1305 Harvey B. Morgan	Commerce & Labor	Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program.
HB 1306 Harvey B. Morgan	Commerce & Labor	Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program.
HB 1315 Kathy J. Byron	Courts of Justice	Informed consent: ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age.
HB 1322 David J. Toscano	Courts of Justice	Outpatient orders; compliance; oversight.
HB 1323 David J. Toscano	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Temporary detention orders (TDOs); emergency physicians.
HB 1324 David J. Toscano	Courts of Justice	Mental health records; mandatory sharing.
HB 1403 Jennifer L. McClellan	Education	Family life education.
HB 1419 David A. Nutter	Commerce & Labor	Coordination of health insurance benefits.
HB 1420 Algie T. Howell, Jr.	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Department of Health declared state radiation agency.
HB 1431 Danny C. Bowling	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Practice of dental assistants.
HB 1440 Robert D. Hull	Education	Kidney disease screening for public school students.
HB 1445 Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr.	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Administration of drugs; training of educational facility staff.
HB 1468 Clifford L. Athey, Jr.	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Authority to receive laboratory results directly.
HB 1471 C. Todd Gilbert	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Filing of death certificates.
HB 1475 Albert C. Eisenberg	Courts of Justice	Involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
HB 1491 David A. Nutter	Courts of Justice	Temporary detention orders; duration.
HB 1498 Terry G. Kilgore	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Commissioner to issue a Request For Applications, and to accept applications for 120 new nursing home or nursing facility beds in Planning District 3
HB 1509 Mark D. Sickles	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Oral and maxillofacial surgeons; certain data required.
HB 1512 Kathy J. Byron	Commerce & Labor	Health care sharing ministries.
HB 1517 Dave W. Marsden	Courts of Justice	Temporary detention orders; voluntary and involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
HB 1518 Dave W. Marsden	Courts of Justice	Emergency protective orders; pilot program.
HB 1525 Thomas D. Gear	Agriculture, Chesapeake, Natural Resoucres	Infectious animal diseases; scrapie regulations for goats and sheep.
HB 1532 Clarke N. Hogan	Health, Welfare, Institutions	COPN; nursing home beds.
HB 1538 Brenda L Pogge	Education	Public schools; abortion services prohibited.
HB 1543 William R. Janis	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Health records; surgical complications reporting.
HB 1556 Benjamin L. Cline	Courts of Justice	Unborn child pain information.
HJ 35 Harry R. Purkey	Rules	Study; indigent health care in the Commonwealth; report.
HJ 47 Harry R. Purkey	Rules	Study; severe shortage of medical doctors; report.
HJ 53 John M. O'Bannon, III	Rules	Study; competition in the commercial health insurance market; report.
HJ 54 John M. O'Bannon, III		*Commending the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia's Use a Helmet: Prevent Epilepsy* program.**
HJ 69 Kenneth R. Plum	Rules	Study; Alternative solutions to long-term care needs in the Commonwealth; report.
HJ 71 Harry R. Purkey	Rules	Study; small business acting collectively to obtain health insurance; report.
HJ 74 John M. O'Bannon, III	Rules	Continue study; childhood obesity in Virginia's public schools; report.
HJ 78 Jennifer L. McClellan		Commending Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health.
HJ 79 Phillip A. Hamilton	Health, Welfare, Institutions	Barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives.
HJ 101 John M. O'Bannon, III	Rules	Study; Directs JCHC to study various responses to medical errors; report.
HJ 105 Shannon R. Valentine	Rules	Study; autism services; report.
HJ 110 David L. Englin	Rules	Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study autism education and training available to law-enforcement and judicial personnel. Report.
HJ 132 David A. Nutter	Rules	Brain Injury Awareness Month.
HJ 156 Mark D. Sickles	Rules	Study; Commission on Local Government; report.
HJ 165 Robert G. Marshall	Rules	Study; cost of caring for "baby boomers"; report.
HJ 172 Lacey E. Putney	Rules	Study; accessibility to vision care services and products by Virginia consumers; report.
HJ 174 Franklin P. Hall	Rules	Study; directing the Joint Commission on Health Care to study considering competence of licensed health care professionals as a condition of license renewal; report.
HJ 193 Mark D. Sickles	Rules	Study; accessibility to vision care services and products by Virginia consumers; report.
HJ 207 Kristen J. Amundson	Rules	Study; JCHC to study continuing competency of health care professionals; report.
HJ 215 Roslyn Tyler	Rules	Study; mental health services in local and regional jails; report.
HJ 478 John M. O'Bannon, III		Commending nine hospitals in the Commonwealth that have achieved recognition as Magnet Healthcare Organizations from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
SB 13 John S. Edwards	Commerce & Labor	Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components.
SB 14 John S. Edwards	Commerce & Labor	Notice to employees; earned income tax credit.
SB 16 John S. Edwards	Courts of Justice	Crisis intervention pilot programs for persons with mental illness.
SB 17 John S. Edwards	Courts of Justice	Commonwealth's lien for payment of medical services; reduction.
SB 18 John S. Edwards	Courts of Justice	Mental health courts; pilot program.
SB 47 Mary Margaret Whipple	Education & Health	Advance directives; mental health.
SB 58 Janet D. Howell	Courts of Justice	Emergency custody order; renewal.
SB 59 Janet D. Howell	Courts of Justice	Community services board; attend all hearings.
SB 60 Janet D. Howell	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment; criteria.
SB 63 Janet D. Howell	Education and Health	Board of Nursing; membership.
SB 64 Janet D. Howell	Education & Health	Community services boards; core services.
SB 66 Janet D. Howell	Courts of Justice	Emergency custody; who may accept custody.
SB 67 Janet D. Howell	Courts of Justice	Parental admission of minors for inpatient treatment; minors incapable of giving consent.
SB 68 Janet D. Howell	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment petition; withdrawal.
SB 72 Janet D. Howell	Education & Health	Health professions; consent for breast tumor treatment.
SB 75 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Community services board; attend all hearings.
SB 78 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Examination by independent examiner; time frame.
SB 79 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Independent examiner, records to be reviewed.
SB 80 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment; electronic examination by independent examiner.
SB 81 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Emergency custody; who may accept custody.
SB 96 L. Louise Lucas	Courts of Justice	Involuntary commitment hearings; confidentiality of records.
SB 97 L. Louise Lucas	Courts of Justice	Mental health records; disclosure.
SB 101 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Emergency custody order; renewal.
SB 102 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice	Three-tiered system of transportation.
SB 104 Ken T. Cuccinelli, II	Courts of Justice