Career fatigue and wellness in certain health care providers; programs to address, civil immunity.
Summary
Programs to address career fatigue and wellnessin certain health care providers; civil immunity. Expands civilimmunity for health care professionals serving as members of or consultantsto entities that function primarily to review, evaluate, or makerecommendations related to health care services to include healthcare professionals serving as members of or consultants to entitiesthat function primarily to address issues related to career fatigueand wellness in health care professionals licensed, registered, orcertified by the Boards of Medicine, Nursing, or Pharmacy, or instudents enrolled in a school of medicine, osteopathic medicine,nursing, or pharmacy located in the Commonwealth. The bill containsan emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (effective 3/18/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21101126D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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