Physician assistant; capacity determinations.
Summary
Capacity determinations; physician assistant. Expands the class of health care practitioners who can make the determination that a patient is incapable of making informed decisions to include a licensed physician assistant. The bill provides that such determination shall be made in writing following an in-person examination of the person and certified by the physician assistant. This bill is identical to SB 544.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Signed Mar 2, 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
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 40 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB362E
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103709D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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