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SB 192 — Health director, local; qualifications.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/22)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2022. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on May 27, 2022.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Local health director; qualifications. Amends the qualification requirements for local health directors to provide that a person may be a local health director if he possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and has at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position or is otherwise qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner of Health. Currently, only a person who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth may be a local health director. The bill provides that if a local health director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
18 added · 19 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to SB 192 clarifies the qualifications required for local health directors in Virginia. It specifies that health directors must be licensed physicians or, if not, must establish a consulting agreement with a licensed physician for essential clinical duties. This change is significant because it aims to ensure that local health departments have adequately qualified leadership to address public health needs, thereby enhancing the overall health services provided to communities.
SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 RECONVENED SESSION CHAPTER E804 An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-30 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local health director;
R [S 192] O Approved LMay L27, 1.2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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E § 32.1-30.
Each county and city shall establish and maintain a local department of health which that shall be practiceheaded medicineby in this the Commonwealth, (ii) possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area ofto public health and have at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position, or (iii) be otherwise qualified for the position as medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health directordirector. shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinicSl matters, and perform all other duties as requested.
1Each Rsuch local health director shall (i) be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this the Commonwealth, (ii) possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and have at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position, or (iii) be otherwise qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner.
If a local health director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested.
View plain text versions (5)
- CHAP0804 View text Current pdf May 27, 2022
- SB192ER View text pdf March 11, 2022
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 22107305D-H1 pdf March 01, 2022
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 22105409D-S1 pdf January 27, 2022
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100567D pdf January 10, 2022
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/22)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022
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Communicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
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Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
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Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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Impact statement from DPB (SB192ER)
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Title replaced 22107305D-H1
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House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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VOTE: Passage (82-Y 16-N)
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Passed House with substitute (82-Y 16-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB192H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 22107305D-H1
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Read third time
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Passed by for the day
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Passed by for the day
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Read second time
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Impact statement from DPB (SB192H1)
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Committee substitute printed 22107305D-H1
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Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
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Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Impact statement from DPB (SB192S1)
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Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB192S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 22105409D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Committee substitute printed 22105409D-S1
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Incorporates SB617 (Locke)
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Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
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Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Impact statement from DPB (SB192)
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Assigned Education sub: Health
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100567D
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke · Cosponsor
- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" Voted No
Co-sponsors (1)
- Mamie E. Locke Voted No
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 53% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 81 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 16% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Nay |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 45% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| March, Marie E. | — | Nay |
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Nay |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Nay |
| H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Hudson, Sally L. | — | Nay |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Nay |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Nay |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Nay |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Nay |
| Phillip A. Scott | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Not Voting |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Nay |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 192 do?
- Local health director; qualifications. Amends the qualification requirements for local health directors to provide that a person may be a local health director if he possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and has at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position or is otherwise qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner of Health. Currently, only a person who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth may be a local health director. The bill provides that if a local health director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested.
- Who sponsors SB 192?
- SB 192 is sponsored by Mamie E. Locke and Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty".
- What is the current status of SB 192?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2022. Enacted.
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