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signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2017

HB 1777: Hospitals providing psychiatric services; denials of admission.

Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations that require each hospital that provides inpatient psychiatric services to establish a protocol that (i) requires, for any refusal to admit a medically stable patient referred to its psychiatric unit, direct verbal communication between the on-call physician in the psychiatric unit and the referring physician, if requested by the referring physician, and (ii) prohibits on-call physicians or other hospital staff from refusing a request for such direct verbal communication by a referring physician.
Christopher P. Stolle (R) · 6 co-sponsors
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2017

HB 1795: Adoptive and foster care placements; Mutual Family Assessment home study.

Requires that home studies conducted by local boards of social services to determine the appropriateness of an adoptive or foster placement comply with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services. The bill authorizes the Department to amend or update its Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto when necessary to improve the process of adoptive and foster placements, provided that such amendments or updates do not lessen the requirements of the home study process.
Richard P. Bell (R) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 1592: Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit.

Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to require each comprehensive community college to develop policies and procedures for awarding academic credit to enrolled students who have successfully completed a state-approved registered apprenticeship credential. This bill is identical to
Matthew James (D) · 7 co-sponsors
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 1699: Danville, City of; recordation of deeds subject to liens for unpaid taxes.

Authorizes the City of Danville to establish by ordinance a pilot project requiring that no deed with an assessed value of $50,000 or less be recorded by the clerk unless the city director of finance certifies that there are no liens against the property for unpaid taxes, interest, or fines owed to the City of Danville. The bill requires the City of Danville to make a written report to the Virginia Housing Commission by May 31, 2020, and it expires on July 1, 2021. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.
Danny Marshall (R)
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 2046: Unused dispensed drugs; guidelines for provision of counseling and information on proper disposal.

Requires the Board of Pharmacy to develop guidelines for the provision of counseling and information regarding proper disposal of unused dispensed drugs, including information about pharmacy drug disposal programs in which the pharmacy may participate, by pharmacists to patients for whom a prescription is dispensed.
Kathleen Murphy (D) · 1 co-sponsor
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