SB 1273 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

DOC; Director to establish health care continuous quality improvement committee.

Summary
Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to establish a health care continuous quality improvement committee, consisting of the Director and specified health care professionals employed by or under contract with the Department. The bill requires the committee to monitor and evaluate the quality of health care services provided by the Department, identify appropriate criteria for such evaluations, and develop strategies to improve the quality of health care services provided by the Department. The bill requires the committee to publish quarterly continuous quality improvement reports. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019 Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2019

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2019
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1273S1
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104821D-S1
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101420D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors