Department of Health Professions; conversion therapy prohibited. Prohibits any health care provider or person who performs counseling as part of his training for any profession licensed by a regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions from engaging in conversion therapy, as defined in the bill, with any person under 18 years of age and provides that such counseling constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action. The bill provides that no state funds shall be expended for the purpose of conducting conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age, referring a person under 18 years of age for conversion therapy, or extending health benefits coverage for conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age. This bill is identical to SB 245.
Del. Patrick Hope
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Payments of court fines and costs; communitywork in lieu of payment; during imprisonment. Allows courts toprovide an option to any person upon whom a fine and costs have beenimposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earningcredits for the performance of community service work during imprisonment.Under current law, credit may be earned only for the performance ofcommunity service work completed before or after imprisonment.
Celebrating the life of Bittle Wilson PorterfieldIII.
Commending the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,USA.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Celebrating the life of Master Chief RudolphErnest Boesch, USN, Ret.
Celebrating the life of Gregory Alan Krause.
Commending the Virginia Department of StatePolice.
Teledentistry. Defines "teledentistry," establishes requirements for the practice of teledentistry and the taking of dental scans for use in teledentistry by dental scan technicians, and clarifies requirements related to the use of digital work orders for dental appliances in the practice of teledentistry. This bill is identical to SB 122.
Commending the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke.