Virginia House Bill 501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0095)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs. Requires every hospice to develop policies and procedures for the disposal of drugs dispensed as part of the hospice plan of care for a patient, which shall include requirements that such disposal be (i) performed in a manner that complies with all state and federal requirements for the safe disposal of drugs by a licensed nurse, physician assistant, or physician who is employed by or has entered into a contract with the hospice program; (ii) witnessed by a member of the patient's family or a second employee of the hospice program who is licensed by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions; and (iii) documented in the patient's medical record.

Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs.

Del. Keith Hodges [R]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-02		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0095)
2018-03-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 95 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-26		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2018-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-02-21	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB501ER)
2018-02-21	House	Enrolled
2018-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2018-02-09	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2018-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-01-29	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-01-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB501H1
2018-01-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 18105770D-H1
2018-01-26	House	Read second time
2018-01-25	House	Read first time
2018-01-23	House	Committee substitute printed 18105770D-H1
2018-01-23	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2018-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102626D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	162.5:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3411.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB501
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB501+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB501H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB501ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0095+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H12V0028+HB0501
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0098+HB0501
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0226+HB0501
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0539HB0501+HB0501
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0543HB0501+HB0501