HB 688

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 03, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 24, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2020

Certified community health workers; establishes requirements for use of the title.

Abstract

Community health workers; certification. Establishes requirements for use of the title "certified community health worker." This bill incorporates HB 474.

Community health workers; certification.Requires the Department of Health to approve one or more entitiesto certify community health workers in the Commonwealth and prohibitsa person from using or assuming the title of certified communityhealth worker unless he is certified by a credentialing entity approvedby the Department and submits an application to the Department withevidence of such certification. The bill defines the terms "certifiedcommunity health worker" and "community health worker."

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 06, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020

Feb 27, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB688ER)

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)

Feb 20, 2020

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2020

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 03, 2020

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 31, 2020

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB688H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20105689D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 30, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB688H1)

Jan 28, 2020

House

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Incorporates HB474 (Guzman)

House

Committee substitute printed 20105689D-H1

Jan 27, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB688)

Jan 21, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 17, 2020

House

Assigned HWI sub: Health

Jan 06, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101287D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB688) HTML
Impact statement from DPB (HB688H1) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB688ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363) HTML

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