Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth.
Summary
Requires the Department of Health to approve one or more entities to certify community health workers in the Commonwealth and prohibits a person from using or assuming the title of certified community health worker unless he is certified by an entity approved by the Department.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB417S1
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105859D-S1
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103736D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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