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Rapid diagnostic testing; availability to all essential workers.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA SB 5095 · Senate Bill · 2020specialI

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Latest action
Sep 17, 2020

What it does

Rapid diagnostic testing; essential workers; emergency. Requires the Commissioner to ensure that priority for access to any rapid diagnostic testing indicating the existence of the COVID-19 virus that is already available in the Commonwealth go to essential workers in the Commonwealth. Priority for access to such testing shall include the following groups: (i) health care providers; (ii) law-enforcement officers; (iii) emergency medical services personnel and emergency medical services providers; (iv) firefighters; (v) employees of nursing homes and adult day care centers and assisted living facilities; (vi) public and private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth; (vii)…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Sep 17, 2020

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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