Physician assistant; capacity determinations.
Summary
Advance directives; physician assistants; capacity determinations. Adds physician assistants to the list of healthcare practitioners permitted to determine that a person who has executedan advance directive granting an agent the authority to consent tothe person's admission to a facility, as defined in § 37.2-100,for mental health treatment is incapable of making an informed decisionregarding such admission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 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
29
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB544E
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102667D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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