Virginia Bills

Requires the president or any one of the vice presidents of the board of visitors of Virginia Military Institute, the chairman or the vice-chairman of the State Board, and the rector or vice-rector of the governing board of each other public institution of higher education to be a resident of the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to

Provides that in cases in which a certificate holder holds more than one certificate of public need with conditions, and the certificate holder is unable to satisfy the conditions of one certificate, the Department of Health may provide for satisfaction of the conditions on that certificate by the provision of care at a reduced rate to indigent individuals in excess of the amount required by another certificate issued to the same holder, in an amount approved by the Department as part of an alternative plan of compliance.

Updates and reorganizes the city's charter. Obsolete provisions are either repealed or updated, and numerous technical amendments are made. This bill is identical to

Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to establish a program to mitigate, through the use of prepayment analytics, the risk of improper payments to providers of services that are paid through the Department's fee-for-service delivery system who commit fraud, abuse, or errors.

Reorganizes the provisions of the Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit program to set out separate sections for the portions of the program administered by the State Department of Social Services and the Department of Education. The requirements of the two components of the program differ slightly, and separating the provisions provides clarity in understanding the application and allocation process.

Shifts responsibility for regulating home service contract providers from the State Corporation Commission to the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The measure provides that home service contracts are not contracts of insurance and are not subject to regulation under the Commonwealth's insurance laws. Home service contracts are agreements to perform the service repair, replacement, or maintenance, or indemnification therefor, with regard to components, parts, appliances, or systems of a residential home property. Providers of such contracts are required to register with the Commissioner, which registration shall not require filing of forms or rate information. Providers are required to maintain a funded reserve account for their obligations under the contracts that is not less than 40 percent of gross consideration received, less claims paid, on the sale of the home service contract for all in-force home service contracts sold in the Commonwealth. Providers are also required to file a bond with the Commissioner. In lieu of the requirements for a reserve account and bond, a provider may demonstrate financial responsibility by filing a copy of a liability insurance policy that covers 100 percent of the provider's home service contract liabilities. The measure includes provisions addressing the adoption of regulations, investigations, production of records, and penalties for violations that are similar to the existing provisions applicable to extended service contract providers. Providers with a net worth in excess of $100 million are exempt from the provisions of the measure. Certain maintenance and service agreements are exempted. The measure includes a minimum tax provision that requires such entities to pay income tax at a level that provides the same revenue as is currently paid in gross premium tax. The minimum tax is in lieu of all other state and local license fees or license taxes on providers and home service contracts. The measure has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2018.

Limits the amount of historic rehabilitation tax credits that may be claimed by each taxpayer to $5 million per year, including any amounts carried over from prior taxable years, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, but before January 1, 2019. This bill is identical to

Updates the six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources. This bill is identical to

Defines "qualified advance directive facilitator" as a person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department of Health for providing assistance in completing and executing a written advance directive; establishes requirements for training programs for qualified advance directive facilitators; and provides that distribution of a form for an advance directive that meets the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of ministerial assistance to a person with regard to the completion or execution of such form shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. This bill is identical to

Requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to provide electronic data, including individually identifiable information, on proceedings pursuant to the Psychiatric Treatment of Minors Act and the Emergency Custody of Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions Act to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services upon request and provides that the Department may use such data for the purpose of developing and maintaining statistical archives, conducting research on the outcome of such proceedings, and preparing analyses and reports for use by the Department. The bill requires the Department to take all necessary steps to protect the security and privacy of the records and information provided pursuant to the provisions of the bill in accordance with the requirements of state and federal law and regulations governing health privacy. This bill is identical to

Limits the amount of historic rehabilitation tax credits that may be claimed by each taxpayer to $5 million per year, including any amounts carried over from prior taxable years, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, but before January 1, 2019. This bill is identical to