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VA HB2154
VA HB2154Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations, patient access to intelligent personal assistant.
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Introduced
01/12/2021
01/12/2021
In Committee
01/29/2021
01/29/2021
Crossed Over
01/27/2021
01/27/2021
Passed
Dead
02/08/2021
02/08/2021
Introduced Session
2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities; regulations; patient access to intelligent personal assistant. Directs the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities to require each hospital, nursing home, and certified nursing facility to establish and implement policies to ensure the permissible access to and use of an intelligent personal assistant provided by the patient while receiving inpatient services. "Intelligent personal assistant" is defined in the bill as a combination of an electronic device and a specialized software application designed to assist users with basic tasks using a combination of natural language processing and artificial intelligence, including such combinations known as "digital assistants" or "virtual assistants." Hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities; regulations; patient access to intelligent personal assistant. Directs the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities to require each hospital, nursing home, and certified nursing facility to establish and implement policies to ensure the permissible access to and use of an intelligent personal assistant provided by the patient while receiving inpatient services. "Intelligent personal assistant" is defined in the bill as a combination of an electronic device and a specialized software application designed to assist users with basic tasks using a combination of natural language processing and artificial intelligence, including such combinations known as "digital assistants" or "virtual assistants."
AI Summary
This bill directs the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities to require them to establish and implement policies that ensure patients have permissible access to and use of an "intelligent personal assistant" (defined as a combination of an electronic device and specialized software application designed to assist users with basic tasks using natural language processing and artificial intelligence, such as "digital assistants" or "virtual assistants") while receiving inpatient services. The policies must protect patient health information in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (6)
Dawn Adams (D)*,
Les Adams (R)*,
Chris Head (R)*,
James Edmunds (R),
Mark Levine (D),
Kathy Tran (D),
Last Action
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (on 02/05/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
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| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2154 | 01/13/2021 |
| Substitute for HB2154 for Committee: Health, Welfare and Institutions | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103464D.pdf | 02/03/2021 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2154H1+hil | 01/28/2021 |
| Bill | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2154H1+hil+pdf | 01/28/2021 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute printed 21103 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2154FH1122+PDF | 01/28/2021 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2154F122+PDF | 01/19/2021 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2154+hil | 01/14/2021 |
| Bill | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2154+hil+pdf | 01/14/2021 |
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