Virginia House Bill 2493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Administration of topical drugs; dental hygienists, physician assistants, and nurses. Authorizes a dental hygienist practicing under remote supervision to administer topical oral anesthetics, topical and directly applied antimicrobial agents for treatment of periodontal pocket lesions, and any other Schedule VI topical drug approved by the Board of Dentistry. Under current law, a dental hygienist must be practicing under general supervision to do so. Additionally, the bill authorizes a physician assistant, nurse, or dental hygienist to possess and administer topical fluoride varnish pursuant to an oral or written order or a standing protocol. Under current law, such possession and administration is limited to administration to children aged six months to three years and is required to conform to standards adopted by the Department of Health.

Topical drugs; administration by dental hygienists, physician assistants, and nurses.

Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-28		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-28	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
2019-02-21	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-21	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2493ER)
2019-02-21	House	Enrolled
2019-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2019-02-14	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-08	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2019-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2019-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-04	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2019-02-04	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-02-01	House	Read second time and engrossed
2019-01-31	House	Read first time
2019-01-29	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2019-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2019-01-16	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2019-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101774D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2722	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3408	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2493
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2493+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2493ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0431+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1201V0015+HB2493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H12V0053+HB2493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2168+HB2493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2242+HB2493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S04V0290+HB2493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0724HB2493+HB2493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0743HB2493+HB2493