Bill > HB2518

This bill requires hospitals with labor and delivery emergency departments, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers in Virginia to implement standardized protocols for addressing critical obstetric emergencies, specifically naming obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and eclampsia as key conditions. The bill mandates that the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (a professional medical collaborative) work with these healthcare facilities to provide specialized training on obstetrical services, help staff recognize urgent maternal warning signs, and establish protocols for transferring pregnant or recently delivered women who need additional care. Additionally, these healthcare facilities must participate in and submit non-identifying data to the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Patient Safety Bundle and other maternal and newborn quality improvement initiatives, with a strict requirement that any submitted data cannot include protected health information that could identify individual patients. The goal of this legislation is to improve maternal health outcomes and create more consistent emergency response protocols across different healthcare settings in Virginia.

Health and Social Services

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2518