HB 2219

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2019
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 08, 2019

Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.

Bill Subjects

Health Trade And Commerce

Abstract

Requires that if inspection, survey, or investigation data is used in an advertisement regarding nursing homes, the advertisement also include the following information: (i) the date on which the survey, inspection, or investigation was conducted; (ii) a statement that the facility is required to submit a plan of correction in response to any and all statements of deficiencies; (iii) if a finding or deficiency cited in a statement of deficiencies has been corrected, a statement that the finding or deficiency has been corrected and the date on which the finding or deficiency was corrected; and (iv) a statement that the advertisement publication is not authorized or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General, or any other governmental agency. The bill provides that failure to include this required information constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also requires that such information be in the same font, color, and size as the other text in the advertisement. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 291 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 28, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

Feb 21, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 18, 2019

Senate

Read third time

Feb 08, 2019

Senate

Rereferred to Education and Health

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 05, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (82-Y 15-N 1-A)

Feb 04, 2019

House

Printed as engrossed 19102129D-E

House

Engrossed by House as amended HB2219E

House

Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to

House

Read second time

Feb 01, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 08, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102129D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House amendments adopted HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102129D HTML
House: Printed as engrossed 19102129D-E HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2219ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0291) HTML

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