Bill Text: VA HB330 | 2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Transplant Council; authorized to hire its own employees, etc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692) [HB330 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-HB330-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §32.1-297.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §32.1-297.1. The Virginia Transplant Council. A. The Virginia Transplant Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is hereby established to fulfill the following duties: 1. To create, compile, maintain, and modify as necessary the Virginia Donor Registry established in §32.1-292.2 in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Health and the administration of the Department of Health; 2. To conduct public education and information services relating to organ, tissue, and eye donation in the Commonwealth; 3. To coordinate organ, tissue, and eye donation activities in the Commonwealth; 4. To provide a forum for discussion among its members of any issues of which it may be apprised that could impact the effectiveness of its activities and the relationship between the public and its members; and 5. To advise the Board and Department of Health concerning organ, tissue, and eye donation activities, procurement, and transplantation efforts in Virginia. The Council shall establish such bylaws as may be necessary for its operation, consistent with state and federal law. B. The membership of the Council shall consist of the following organizations, each of whom shall have one vote: INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Henrico Doctors' Hospital, LifeNet Health, Lion's Medical Eye Bank and Research Center of Eastern Virginia, Mountain Regional Donor Services, Old Dominion Eye Foundation, Inc., Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, University of Virginia Health System, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Washington Regional Transplant Community, and any successor organization thereof which remains directly involved in activities related to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation in Virginia, and one representative of donor families and one representative of transplant recipients. The Council shall elect, from among its membership, such officers as its bylaws require to serve for the terms established in such bylaws. The Council shall also elect the representatives of donor families and transplant recipients who shall serve for terms established in the bylaws. C. In order to provide flexibility and coordination and to
prevent duplication of efforts, the Council may agree to extend nonvoting,
associate membership on the Council to representatives of other organizations,
agencies, or experts, public or private, who (i) are directly involved in or
(ii) provide education or information on organ, tissue, or eye donation,
procurement, or transplantation. Such membership (a) shall D. In addition to the duties assigned in subsection A, the
Council (i) shall E.
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special
nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Donor Registry and Public
Awareness Fund (the Fund) F. The Council may employ such employees, permanent and temporary, as it may deem necessary for the proper performance of its duties and shall determine their qualifications and duties. Employees of the Council shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Council and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§2.2-2900 et seq.). Actual expenses incurred by the members of the Council in the performance of their duties and actual costs of hiring and compensating employees of the Council shall be paid from the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund. G. In addition to such other reports as may be required by the Commissioner or the Board, on or before September 30 of each year, the Council shall submit a report on its activities, programs, and funding in the previous fiscal year to the Board. |