SB 1561

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 20, 2017
  • Senate
  • House
  • Signed by Governor Mar 13, 2017

Emergency Department Care Coordination Program; established.

Abstract

Establishes the Emergency Department Care Coordination Program in the Department of Health to provide a single, statewide technology solution that connects all hospital emergency departments in the Commonwealth to facilitate real-time communication and collaboration between physicians, other health care providers, and other clinical and care management personnel for patients receiving services in hospital emergency departments, for the purpose of improving the quality of patient care services. The bill does not become effective unless and until the Commonwealth receives federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act funds to implement its provisions. This bill is identical to

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Mar 13, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 475 (effective - see bill)

Feb 23, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

Feb 22, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by temporarily

Virginia General Assembly

Title replaced 17105421D-H1

Feb 15, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1561H1

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17105421D-H1

Feb 14, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Feb 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 06, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Printed as engrossed 17105126D-ES1

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1561ES1

Virginia General Assembly

Committee amendment agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of amendment waived

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17105126D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Feb 02, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Rereferred to Finance

Jan 30, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

Jan 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Virginia General Assembly

Presented and ordered printed 17103799D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103799D HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105126D-S1 HTML
Senate: Printed as engrossed 17105126D-ES1 HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 17105421D-H1 HTML
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1561ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475) HTML

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