Approved by Governor-Chapter 119 (effective 7/1/17)
Adds employees of the Department of Forensic Science, employees of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and employees of the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services to the list of individuals who may possess and administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist, provided that they have completed a training program. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to
Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/17)
Increases from $5 per renewal to $2 per year, with a $10 minimum fee, the fee for an original, duplicate, reissue, or renewal special identification card and increases the maximum validity period from seven to eight years. The bill changes expiration dates from the last day of the month of birth of the applicant to the applicant's birthday at the end of the period of years for which a special identification card has been issued. The bill also sets the validity period to a maximum of five years for a special identification card issued to a person required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry.
Renames the Commission on Civics Education as the Commission on Civic Education and extends from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2019, the expiration of such commission. This bill is identical
Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application and provides that Schedule II through V prescriptions must be transmitted in accordance with federal regulations. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to review actions necessary for the implementation of the bill's provisions and to evaluate hardships on prescribers and the inability of prescribers to comply with the deadline for electronic prescribing and to make recommendations for any extension or exemption processes relative to compliance or disruptions due to natural or manmade disasters or technology gaps, failures, or interruptions of service. The bill requires the work group to report on its progress to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2017, and to issue a final report to such Chairmen by November 1, 2018.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/17)
Repeals two sections of the Code of Virginia relating to the participation by the Commonwealth in the Ohio River Basin Commission. The Commission, established by federal executive order in 1971, was terminated by executive order in 1981. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
Requires localities to permit taxpayers to provide an aggregate estimate of the total cost of all personal property used in a business that has an original cost of less than $500, in lieu of a specific, itemized list. Under current law, localities are permitted to allow taxpayers to provide such estimate of aggregate cost for property whose original cost is less than $250.
Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of the Virginia Nurses Foundation.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 146 (effective 7/1/17)
Provides that any licensed driver training school is authorized to provide the 90-minute parent/student driver education component in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) that is currently required in Planning District 8 public schools.