Physician assistants; licensure by endorsement.
Summary
Authorizes the Board of Medicine to issue a license by endorsement to an applicant for licensure as a physician assistant who (i) is the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth, (ii) holds current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and (iii) holds a license as a physician assistant that is in good standing, or that is eligible for reinstatement if lapsed, under the laws of another state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Mar 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2169E
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103329D
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
Co
Ellen Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
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