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HB 5041 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020, 1st Special Session

Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospice facilities; public health emergency, etc.

Summary
Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices; visitation; public health emergency. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require that, during a public health emergency related to COVID-19, each nursing home, certified nursing facility, and hospice establish a protocol to allow each patient to receive visits, consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as directed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Board of Health. The bill contains an emergency clause and requires the Department of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment. This bill is identical to SB 5042.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 17, 2020 Signed Oct 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 25, 2020 · House of Delegates Oct 2, 2020

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Sep 25, 2020
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Oct 21, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 10 (effective 10/21/20)
executive
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Oct 2, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (95-0-2)
house of delegates
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 0-N)
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Sep 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Sep 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Sep 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Aug 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB5041EH1
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Head agreed to
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20201010D-H1
lower
Aug 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Aug 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200220D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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