VA HB 1573

Title: Mental health conditions & impairment; health regulatory board w/in DHP to amend its applications.
Author: Wendell S. Walker

Summary
Department of Health Professions; applications for licensure, certification, and registration; mental health conditions and impairment; emergency. Directs each health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions to amend its licensure, certification, and registration applications to remove any existing questions pertaining to mental health conditions and impairment and to include the following questions: (i) Do you have any reason to believe that you would pose a risk to the safety or well-being of your patients or clients?; and (ii) Are you able to perform the essential functions of a practitioner in your area of practice with or without reasonable accommodation? The bill contains an emergency clause.

Status
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1573ER)

Bill Documents
VA HB 1573 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1573ER)
2023-01-06 - VA HB 1573 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1573ER))

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VA HB 1573 - Printed as engrossed 23103067D-E
2023-01-06 - VA HB 1573 (Printed as engrossed 23103067D-E)

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VA HB 1573 - House amendments adopted
2023-01-06 - VA HB 1573 (House amendments adopted)

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VA HB 1573 - House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2023-01-06 - VA HB 1573 (House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered)

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VA HB 1573 - Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/23 23103067D
2023-01-06 - VA HB 1573 (Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/23 23103067D)

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