Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.
Summary
Requires that if inspection, survey, or investigation data is used in an advertisement regarding nursing homes, the advertisement also include the following information: (i) the date on which the survey, inspection, or investigation was conducted; (ii) a statement that the facility is required to submit a plan of correction in response to any and all statements of deficiencies; (iii) if a finding or deficiency cited in a statement of deficiencies has been corrected, a statement that the finding or deficiency has been corrected and the date on which the finding or deficiency was corrected; and (iv) a statement that the advertisement publication is not authorized or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General, or any other governmental agency. The bill provides that failure to include this required information constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also requires that such information be in the same font, color, and size as the other text in the advertisement. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 291 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (82-Y 15-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2219E
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102129D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
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