Michael P. Mullin
- Democratic
Primary
Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires the head of the program to create and coordinate an annual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training program; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assault forensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; participate in the development of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment of survivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communications among sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assault response teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexual assault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance for existing and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs; create and maintain a statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent information regarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners; create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universities and colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate community education and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexual assault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill provides that the program shall create and coordinate an annual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training program; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assault forensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; participate in the development of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment of survivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communications among sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assault response teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexual assault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance for existing and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs, including local sexual assault forensic examiner training; create, maintain and share a statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent information regarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners; create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universities and colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate community education and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexual assault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth. The bill includes reporting requirements for the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services.The bill provides that the program shall create and coordinate anannual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner trainingprogram; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assaultforensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; coordinate thedevelopment of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment ofsurvivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communicationsamong sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assaultresponse teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexualassault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance forexisting and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs;establish best practices for billing and reimbursement for medicalservices provided to survivors of sexual assault; create and maintaina statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent informationregarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners;create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universitiesand colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate communityeducation and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexualassault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 274 (effective - see bill)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Impact statement from DPB (HB475ER)
Placed on Calendar
VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108355D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB475S1)
Read third time
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB475S1
Committee substitute agreed to 20108355D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20108355D-S1
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB475H1)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB475H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20107028D-H1
Read first time
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20107028D-H1
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Referred from Public Safety
Impact statement from DPB (HB475)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103317D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Impact statement from DPB (HB475) | HTML |
| Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB475H1 | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB475S1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB475ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274) | HTML |
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