Each year during the General Assembly Session, the Joint Commission on Health Care introduces a legislative package which consists of several bills and resolutions. Many of these legislative proposals are the results of the studies conducted by the Joint Commission throughout the year.
You can review the legislation introduced by the Joint Commission on Health Care for
the 2007 Session of the General Assembly.
JCHC 2007 Legislation
BILLS
Health Care Data Reporting Sunset
House Bill 2367
Chief Patron:
Delegate Phillip A. Hamilton
Senate Bill 1112
Chief Patron:
Senator R. Edward Houck
Amend Code of Virginia Title 32.1, Chapter 7.2 to remove the sunset
clause for health care data reporting. (HB 2367 is a companion bill to SB 1112)
Compensation of Experts in Criminal Cases
House Bill 2368
Chief Patron:
Delegate David A. Nutter
Senate Bill 965
Chief Patron:
Senator Linda T. Puller
Amend Code of Virginia §19.2-175 to increase the cap on fees from
$400 to $750 for professional services provided by mental health experts to courts.
(SB 965 is a companion bill to HB 2368)
Persons Acquitted by Reason of Insanity
House Bill 2369
Chief Patron:
Delegate Robert H. Brink
Senate Bill 1104
Chief Patron:
Senator Linda T. Puller
Amend Code of Virginia Title 19.2, Chapter 11.1: (1) to replace
the language “the community services board where the acquittee was acquitted” and “the
community services board serving the locality in which the acquittee will reside” with
“the community services board or behavioral health authority as designated by the
Commissioner” and (2) to add (where omitted) “or behavioral health authority” wherever
“community services board” appears. (SB 1104 is a companion bill to HB 2369)
Insane defendants; restoration of competency
Senate Bill 1103
Chief Patron:
Senator Linda T. Puller
Amend Code of Virginia Title 19.2, Chapter 11 to recognize
the role of the CSB/BHA director (or director’s designee) in outpatient restorations
and to amend Code of Virginia § 19.2-169.3 to add “or his designee” wherever “director
of the treating facility” appears in relation to the completion of reports for the court.
Petition for release of acquittee
Senate Bill 1134
Chief Patron: Senator Benjamin J. Lambert, III
Amend Code of Virginia §19.2-182.6B to clarify that the court is only
required to order the DMHMRSAS “Commissioner to appoint two persons…to assess and report
on the acquittee’s need for inpatient hospitalization” when the petition for release
has been submitted by the acquittee (and not when submitted by the Commissioner).
RESOLUTIONS
Health Insurance Public Subsidy
House Joint Resolution 653
Chief Patron:
Delegate David A. Nutter
Senate Joint Resolution 388
Chief Patron:
Senator Harry B. Blevins
Introduce a joint resolution requesting the Department of Medical Assistance
Services to study the potential impact of modifications to existing programs
for public subsidy of employer-sponsored or other private health insurance
coverage for Medicaid-eligible individuals.
Managed Care Expansion by DMAS
House Joint Resolution 657
Chief Patron:
Delegate Kenneth R. Melvin
Senate Joint Resolution 384
Chief Patron: Senator Benjamin J. Lambert, III
Introduce a joint resolution encouraging the Department
of Medical Assistance Services to expand the use of managed care where feasible.