- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Mar 2, 2020
What it does
Capacity determinations; physician assistant. Expands the class of health care practitioners who can make the determination that a patient is incapable of making informed decisions to include a licensed physician assistant. The bill provides that such determination shall be made in writing following an in-person examination of the person and certified by the physician assistant. This bill is identical to SB 544.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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