Bill > HB1245

This bill expands the Virginia Health Care Fund by allowing it to receive additional funding from state general funds and public or private sources, in addition to its current revenue streams. The Fund's money can now be used to provide financial assistance to organizations and service providers that offer healthcare services, or aim to increase the availability of healthcare services, to populations protected under the Virginia Human Rights Act, which refers to groups protected from discrimination. The bill also broadens the allowable uses of the Fund to include grants for entities serving these protected populations, expanding healthcare services for them through various training and program initiatives, and establishing innovative clinics, with a specific exclusion for conversion therapy. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1245