SB1217
Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.
Requires that if inspection, survey, or investigation data is used in an advertisement regarding nursing homes, the advertisement also include the following information: (i) the date on which the survey, inspection, or investigation was conducted; (ii) a statement that the facility is required to submit a plan of correction in ... (More) response to any and all statements of deficiencies; (iii) if a finding or deficiency cited in a statement of deficiencies has been corrected, a statement that the finding or deficiency has been corrected and the date on which the finding or deficiency was corrected; and (iv) a statement that the advertisement publication is not authorized or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General, or any other governmental agency. The bill provides that failure to include this required information constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also requires that such information be in the same font, color, and size as the other text in the advertisement. This bill is identical to HB 2219. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102432D
- 01/04/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1217)
- 01/24/2019 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/07/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/07/2019 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/08/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/11/2019 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/11/2019 - House: Passed House with amendments (83-Y 15-N 1-A)
- 02/11/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 15-N 1-A)
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1217ER)
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1217ER)
- 02/18/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/08/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/08/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)
