Todd Pillion
- Republican
- Senator
- District 6
Primary
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and each of the Commonwealth's medical schools, dental schools, schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education programs, and nursing education programs to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses, in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse. The workgroup shall report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to
Approved by Governor-Chapter 180 (effective 2/23/17)
Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Read third time
Referred to Committee on Rules
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
Emergency clause added
Printed as engrossed 17100758D-E
Engrossed by House as amended HB2161E
Committee amendments agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100758D
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| House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100758D | HTML |
| House: Printed as engrossed 17100758D-E | HTML |
| House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2161ER) | HTML |
| Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0180) | HTML |
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