HB 1870

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 03, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 30, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 22, 2019

Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.

Bill Subjects

Health

Abstract

Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Feb 22, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 15, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019

Feb 14, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 13, 2019

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Read third time

Jan 31, 2019

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Jan 30, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

House

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

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

Jan 29, 2019

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1870H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19104504D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 28, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 03, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101516D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101516D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19104504D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1870ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) HTML

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