Voting Rights for Women Month. DesignatesNovember, in 2021 and in each succeeding year, as Voting Rights forWomen Month in Virginia.
Celebrating the life of Edward S. Garcia.
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitationon duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any executiveorder issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the EmergencyServices and Disaster Law to no more than 45 days from the date ofissuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does nottake any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 45 daysduring which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governorshall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similarrule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Under current law, once issued, such executive orders are effective untilJune 30 following the next regular session of the General Assembly.
School personnel; school nurses. Excludesschool nurse positions from requirements for student support positionsand instead requires each local school board to employ at least onefull-time equivalent school nurse position in each elementary school,middle school, and high school in the local school division. Thebill also requires the Department of Education to establish and administera waiver process for local school boards for which the requirementsof the bill create an undue hardship.
Department of Health Professions; naturopathicdoctors. Directs the Department of Health Professions to amendits regulations to require that a person complete a four-year accrediteddoctoral program in naturopathy and pass the naturopathy examinationadministered by the Virginia Naturopathic Doctors Association inorder to use the title "Naturopathic Doctor" or "ND." The bill requiresthe Department to collaborate with the Virginia Naturopathic DoctorsAssociation to draft and implement regulations related to the scopeof practice of naturopathic doctors in the Commonwealth.
Board of Nursing; licensure or certificationby endorsement for members of the United States military. Permitsthe Board of Nursing to issue licenses and certifications by endorsementfor registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nurseaides who hold a similar or equivalent license or certification fromthe medical corps of a branch of the United States military.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Bruce Winston Edwards.
Inpatient psychiatric services; in-home follow-up nursing services upon discharge. Directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate regulations that require each provider of inpatient psychiatric services to develop and implement a policy for linking individuals who will be discharged from inpatient psychiatric care with in-home follow-up nursing services as available, including assistance with medication management, upon discharge, which may be provided by a licensed home care organization, certified home health agency, community services board, or other appropriate service provider, allowing patient choice to the greatest extent possible in the selection of such service provider.
