Virginia House Bill 1499
Session 2024
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1499
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority. Modifies the enabling legislation for the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority by adding four additional ex officio members to the Authority's Board of Directors, adding setting priorities for and managing graduate medical education programs to the duties of the Authority, specifying additional recipients of the Board's biennial report, and authorizing the Authority to partner with other agencies and institutions to obtain and manage health workforce data. The bill directs the Board of Nursing to add or remove certain educational requirements for members of the nursing faculty in specified nursing education programs and establishes a licensing procedure by the Board of Psychology for a psychological practitioner, as defined by the bill. The bill directs the Board of Nursing and the Board of Psychology to adopt regulations to implement relevant provisions of the bill to be effective no later than January 1, 2025.
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority. Modifies the enabling legislation for the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority by adding four additional ex officio members to the Authority's Board of Directors, adding managing primary care graduate medical education programs and managing the Health Workforce Innovation Fund to the duties of the Authority, specifying additional recipients of the Board's biennial report, and authorizing the Authority to partner with other agencies and institutions to obtain and manage health workforce data. The bill establishes the Virginia Health Workforce Innovation Fund to be administered by the Board of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority. The Board shall use the Fund to provide grants to facilitate regional collaboration on health care innovation and workforce development and, in particular, the formation of regional, employer-led partnerships that prioritize workforce growth and training. The bill provides for the formation across the Commonwealth of regional councils, defined in the bill, consisting of representatives from the government, health care, and education sectors. Under the bill, regional councils may submit applications for collaborative projects in their regions that enhance private-sector growth, competitiveness, and workforce development. A portion of the grant funds will be awarded on a population basis and a portion on a competitive basis. The bill creates a work group to study the pharmacy technician profession, creates a work group to address health workforce shortages, establishes a program for health workforce development, directs the Board of Nursing to add or remove certain educational requirements for members of the nursing faculty in specified nursing education programs, and establishes a licensing procedure by the Board of Psychology for a psychological practitioner, as defined by the bill. The bill directs the Board of Nursing to adopt emergency regulations to implement relevant provisions of the bill, directs the work group to study the pharmacy technician profession to submit its report to the Governor and the relevant committees of the General Assembly by November 1, 2024, and directs the work group to address health workforce shortages to submit its report to the Governor and the relevant committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2025. The bill removes references to qualified mental health professionals with a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund created; psychological practitioner defined; educational requirements for nursing faculty. Modifies the enabling legislation for the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority by adding four additional ex officio members to the Authority's Board of Directors, adding setting priorities for and managing graduate medical education programs to the duties of the Authority, specifying additional recipients of the Board's biennial report, and authorizing the Authority to partner with other agencies and institutions to obtain and manage health workforce data. The bill establishes the Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund. The bill directs the Board of Nursing to add or remove certain educational requirements for members of the nursing faculty in specified nursing education programs and establishes a licensing procedure by the Board of Psychology for a psychological practitioner, as defined by the bill. The bill directs the Board of Nursing and the Board of Psychology to adopt regulations to implement relevant provisions of the bill to be effective no later than January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 155.
HB1499EH1
February 12, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108157D-S1
February 29, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108811D-S2
March 4, 2024
HB1499ER
March 25, 2024
Amendment: HB1499AH
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1499F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1499FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1499FEH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1499FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1499FS2122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1499FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0754)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 754 (effective 7/1/24)
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1499ER)
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1499ER)
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1499ER)
03/25/2024
House
Enrolled
03/07/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
03/07/2024
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108157D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
03/07/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/07/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1499S1
03/07/2024
Senate
Substitute from Committee on Finance and Appropriations 24108811D-S2 ruled out of order
03/07/2024
Senate
Education and Health Committee substitute agreed to 24108157D-S1
03/07/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
03/07/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/06/2024
Senate
Passed by for the day
03/06/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/05/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1499S2)
03/05/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108811D-S2
03/04/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
03/01/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1499S1)
02/29/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/29/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108157D-S1
02/29/2024
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/23/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/21/2024
Senate
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1499EH1)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
House
Printed as engrossed 24107336D-EH1
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1499EH1
02/12/2024
House
Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
02/12/2024
House
Committee Health and Human Services substitute agreed to 24107336D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/11/2024
House
Read first time
02/09/2024
House
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/09/2024
House
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
02/09/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
02/09/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/09/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1499H1)
02/08/2024
House
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
02/08/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/08/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24107336D-H1
02/08/2024
House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/07/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/07/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/07/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/06/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1499)
01/23/2024
House
Assigned sub: Health Professions
01/19/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
01/19/2024
House
Presented and ordered printed 24105332D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 19, 2024 9:02:18 PM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:19:29 AM