Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth.
Summary
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 of Health. The bill requires an individual seeking certification to submit to the Department completed application and evidence satisfactory to the Department that the individual is certified by a Department-approved credentialing entity.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Last action Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1280S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105601D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-1)
senate
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101552D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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