HB 1084 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Surgical assistants; definition, licensure.

Summary

Surgical assistants; licensure. Defines "surgical assistant" and "practice of surgical assisting" and directs the Board of Medicine to establish criteria for the licensure of surgical assistants. Currently, the Board may issue a registration as a surgical assistant to eligible individuals. The bill clarifies that requiring the licensure of surgical assistants shall not be construed as prohibiting any professional licensed, certified, or registered by a health regulatory board from acting within the scope of his practice. The bill also establishes the Advisory Board on Surgical Assisting to assist the Board of Medicine regarding the establishment of qualifications for and regulation of licensed surgical assistants.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2020

Senate Passage

Apr 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 22, 2020

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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2020

Executive · Passed

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Apr 22, 2020

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 2-N)

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB1084E

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 22, 2020

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Referred from Public Safety

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104907D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor