COVID-19; prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for treatment.
Summary
Prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectinfor treatment of COVID-19. Provides that licensed health careproviders with prescriptive authority may prescribe, administer,or dispense hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to a patient with aclinical diagnosis of COVID-19. The bill prohibits the Board of Medicinefrom initiating a disciplinary action against a licensed health careprovider solely for prescribing, administering, or dispensing hydroxychloroquineor ivermectin to a patient with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19,provided such clinical diagnosis and treatment has been documentedin the patient's medical record by such licensed health care provider.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2022
Last action Jan 20, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102588D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
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