Provides that no sheriff or jail superintendent or locality is responsible for payment of the cost of medical treatment of an inmate's preexisting condition. Under current law, the sheriff, jail superintendent, or locality is responsible for payment of the cost of medical treatment for such inmate's preexisting condition if that condition is a communicable disease, serious medical need, or life-threatening condition. The bill provides that adequate medical treatment shall not be withheld due to an inmate's inability to pay.

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 1139: Vested property rights; nonconforming uses.

Referred to Committee on Local Government

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 1111: School calendar; adds to "good cause" circumstances for waiver of school opening.

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 1131: Absentee voting; eligibility of certain persons.

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 9, 2017

SB 1166: Insurance; preauthorization for abuse-deterrent opioids.

Requires any health carrier offering a health benefit plan that covers prescription drugs and applies a formulary to such coverage to offer in its formulary at least two classes of abuse-deterrent opioids as a tier 1 option that does not require the prescribing provider to utilize a preauthorization process.