Commending Daphne Tamara Fulson.
Del. Nick Freitas
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Celebrating the life of James Anthony Sisk.
Department of Social Services; child protectiveservices data; report. Directs the Department of Social Servicesto identify and report the following data to the Governor and GeneralAssembly by October 1, 2022: (i) the number of reports of child abuseor neglect submitted in the Commonwealth; (ii) the number of reportsof child abuse or neglect to which a local department of social services(local department) responded by conducting an investigation or afamily assessment; (iii) in cases in which an investigation or afamily assessment was conducted, the average number of days thatpassed between the initiation of such investigation or family assessment and the receipt of the initial report of child abuse or neglect;(iv) the average number of investigations or family assessments towhich a single local department employee is assigned; and (v) incases in which a child was removed from his home and committed tothe custody of a local board of social services or licensed child-placingagency, the average length of time the child remained in foster careand the number of such children who ultimately returned home.
Commending the Honorable M. Kirkland Cox.
Practice of certified nurse midwives. Eliminatesthe requirement that certified nurse midwives practice pursuant toa practice agreement and provides that certified nurse midwives shall practice in accordance with regulations of the Boards of Medicineand Nursing and consistent with the Standards for the Practice ofMidwifery set by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and shallconsult and collaborate with and refer patients to such other healthcare providers as may be appropriate for the care of the patient.
Nurse practitioners; practice without a practice agreement. Reduces from five to two the number of years of full-time clinical experience a nurse practitioner must have to be eligible to practice without a written or electronic practice agreement. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2022.