HB 878 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Schedule VI; delivery of prescription devices on behalf of medical equipment supplier.

Summary
Provides that a permitted manufacturer, wholesale distributor, warehouser, nonresident warehouser, third-party logistics provider, or nonresident third-party logistics provider or registered nonresident manufacturer or nonresident wholesale distributor (the provider) may deliver a Schedule VI prescription device directly to an ultimate user or consumer, provided that the provider is delivering on behalf of and has entered into an agreement with (i) a medical equipment supplier that has received a valid order from a prescriber authorizing the dispensing of the Schedule VI prescription device or (ii) a medical director of a home health agency, nursing home, assisted living facility, or hospice who has requested the distribution of the Schedule VI prescription device to be administered by persons authorized to administer such devices. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the measure within 280 days. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 21, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendments by Senator Newman agreed to
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB878H1
legislature
Jan 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18104824D-H1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104353D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors