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HB854

Polysomnographic technology; students or trainees, licensure.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Chris Peace (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Practice of polysomnographic technology; licensure; students or trainees.

Provides that a student enrolled in an educational program in polysomnographic technology or a person engaged in a traineeship does not require a license to practice polysomnographic technology, provided that such student or trainee is under the direct supervision of a licensed polysomnographic technologist or a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine. The bill requires any such student or trainee to be identified to patients as a student or trainee in polysomnographic technology. The bill also provides that any such student or trainee is required to have a license to practice after 18 months from the start of the educational program or traineeship or six months from the conclusion of such program or traineeship, whichever is earlier. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101578D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/12/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB854)
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/25/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
  • 02/15/2018 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/16/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB854ER)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB854ER)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)