Corrections, Department of; policies to improve exchange of offender medical information.
It became law on Mar 5, 2019.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Mar 5, 2019
What it does
Directs the Department of Corrections to develop policies to improve the exchange of offender medical and mental health information, including policies to improve access to electronic medical records by health care providers and electronic exchange of information for telemedicine and telepsychiatry and to report by October 1, 2019, on its progress in developing such policies to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Virginia.