HB 1606 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Certificate of public need; psychiatric beds and services.

Summary

Eliminates the requirement for a certificate of public need for certain projects involving mental hospitals or psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities established primarily for the medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with substance abuse. The bill also directs the Department of Health to develop a plan for an expedited permitting process for psychiatric beds consistent with the State Medical Facilities Plan by July 1, 2019.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Feb 2018

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2018

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2018 Last action Feb 8, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 8, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 7, 2018

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (51-Y 45-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2018

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB1606E

lower

Feb 6, 2018

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 26, 2018

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 25, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Jan 25, 2018

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 18104103D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors