Virginia House Bill 501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 3 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)

Medical malpractice; professional services. Defines the term "professional services in nursing homes" in the context of medical malpractice actions as services provided to a patient by a health care provider, including psycho-social services, personal hygiene, hydration, nutrition, fall assessments or interventions, patient monitoring, prevention and treatment of medical conditions, diagnosis or therapy. This bill is in response to the Supreme Court decision in Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, Inc., 272 Va. 37, 630 S.E.2d 301 (2006). This bill incorporates

Medical malpractice; definition of professional services.

Del. Phillip Hamilton [R]

Del. Edward Scott [R]

Del. Vivian Watts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-05		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)
2008-03-03		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-25		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-21		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-21		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB501ER)
2008-02-21		House: Enrolled
2008-02-20		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N 1-A)
2008-02-20		House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 1-A)
2008-02-19		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-18		Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-18		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2008-02-18		Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-18		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-02-18		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-15		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
2008-02-13		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-08		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-07		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-07		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2008-02-07		House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2008-02-06		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB501H1
2008-02-06		House: Committee substitute agreed to 081488228-H1
2008-02-06		House: Read second time
2008-02-05		House: Read first time
2008-02-04		House: Committee substitute printed 081488228-H1
2008-02-01		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16		House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-01-07		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-07		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084623228

HB1051 (Same As) 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Appropriations
SB602 (Same As) 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0810)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB501