Committee

Virginia House Health and Human Services Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB323 Interstate Massage Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact. Dead 01/05/2024
HB499 Medicaid waivers; program rule modifications. Dead 01/08/2024
HB550 Adult adoptee; access to original birth certificate. Dead 01/09/2024
HB620 Medical assistance services; payment for essential hygiene products. Dead 01/09/2024
HB628 Certificate of public need; hospitals licensed by DBHDS psychiatric beds. Dead 01/09/2024
HB787 Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought. Dead 01/09/2024
HB813 Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment. Dead 01/09/2024
HB886 Certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions, facilities subject to minimum standards. Dead 01/09/2024
HB978 Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. Dead 01/09/2024
HB1063 Nursing homes; application requirements. Dead 01/10/2024
HB1185 Prescription Monitoring Program; overdose information. Dead 01/10/2024
HB1239 Unaccompanied homeless youth; consent to surgical or medical care. Dead 01/10/2024
HB1295 Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems. Dead 01/10/2024
HB1322 Certified registered nurse anesthetist; elimination of supervision requirement. Dead 01/11/2024
HB1348 Pharmaceutical Services, Office of; establishes in Department of General Services, report. Dead 01/12/2024
HB1387 Veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty. Dead 01/30/2024
HB1479 Health professions; universal licensure, requirements. Dead 01/19/2024
HB1552 Critical access hospitals; swing beds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 11/14/2024
HB1555 Health Care Regulatory Sandbox Program established. Dead 11/19/2024
HB1571 Funeral directors; requirement to report certain statistics removed. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
HB1582 Pharmacists; collaborative agreements, drug therapy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 12/31/2024
HB1585 Weight loss and muscle building products, certain; selling or distributing to minors prohibited. Dead 01/01/2025
HB1587 Drug Control Act; Schedule I; Schedule IV. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/02/2025
HB1596 Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; telemedicine services. Dead 01/03/2025
HB1614 Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1617 Homeless youth; no fees for issuance of certain government documents. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1629 Health care records; providers shall provide one free copy of records stored in EHR upon request. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1631 Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report. Dead 01/03/2025
HB1635 Certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; independent practice; organized medical staff. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1636 Civil immunity; health care professionals, professional prog. related to career fatigue & wellness. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1637 Opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration by person acting on behalf of an organization. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1646 Practice of chiropractic; amends definition. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/03/2025
HB1647 Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants. Dead 01/03/2025
HB1649 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Vetoed 01/03/2025
HB1651 Social Services, Department of; applications for public assistance, immigration status inquiry. Dead 01/03/2025
HB1675 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Vetoed 01/03/2025
HB1710 Department of Medical Assistance Services; reimbursement rates for Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; work group; report. Dead 01/04/2025
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Vetoed 01/04/2025
HB1720 State plan for medical assistance services; violence prevention services benefit; work group. Dead 01/04/2025
HB1723 Assistance w/food access, etc.; methods to improve participation in fed. public assistance programs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/04/2025
HB1731 Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
HB1732 Health records; disclosure of laboratory test results. Dead 01/04/2025
HB1733 Children; petitions for relief of care & custody, investigation by local dept. of social services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/04/2025
HB1753 Department of Health; regulations; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' final rule; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities. Dead 01/05/2025
HB1760 Mental health for children 5 yrs. of age or younger; DBHDS, et al., to develop screening, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/05/2025
HB1762 Social Security Disability Insurance; DMAS to seek authorization to provide to certain individuals. Dead 01/05/2025
HB1777 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
HB1782 Newborn screening requirements; federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, evaluation, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1787 Health and Human Resources, Secretary of; review of informed consent for surgeries, report. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1804 DMAS; application for medical assistance, eligibility for Medicaid Works. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1811 Medical Assistance Services, Dept. of; creating an income exemption for personal care assistants. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1860 Nursing, Board of; waiver of regulations related to nursing faculty ratios. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1861 Department of Health Professions; health regulatory boards; regulations; licensure by endorsement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1877 Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1893 State plan for medical assistance services; recovery residences; work group; report. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1895 Involuntary temporary detention orders; amends definition of "psychiatric emergency department." Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1897 Master's social worker; scope of practice, regulations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1898 Optometry; TPA-Formulary; TPA-Formulary Committee; dissolution. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1899 License to teach dentistry; foreign dental program graduates; repeal sunset. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1900 Rapid whole genome sequencing; state plan for medical assistance services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1902 Board of Health; Department of Health Professions; Prescription Monitoring Program; overdose information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1903 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Nursing Workforce Center established; reporting and monitoring of health care workforce programs; residency slots; work group; report. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1904 Certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, etc.; coverage for nursery services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1905 Compounding drugs; exceptions for distribution within hospital or health system. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1906 Local departments of social services and health districts; screening for unmet social needs. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1927 Department of Medical Assistance Services; remote monitoring services for pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1929 Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1931 Regional Older Adults Facility Team; central/eastern Va. to establish. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1937 Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2025
HB1964 Future in Focus Program; established. Dead 01/06/2025
HB1975 Patient-initiated consultation; state plan for medical assistance. Dead 01/07/2025
HB1976 High-risk pregnant patients; remote patient monitoring services available to patients. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2016 Veterans; provision of copies of vital records. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2023 Independent Pharmacy Support Program; established, report, sunset. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2031 Sewage disposal; alternative onsite sewage systems, elimination of report filing fee. Dead 01/21/2025
HB2040 Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2079 Pharmacy, Board of; membership, EMS agencies authorized to obtain controlled substance registration. Dead 01/21/2025
HB2082 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2088 Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2093 Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2102 Pregnant individuals; DMAS to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility, etc. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2109 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2119 Certificate of public need; task force to develop recommendation for expedited application & review. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2131 Practice of medicine; advertising of prescription drugs or devices. Dead 01/21/2025
HB2160 Community Living and Family and Individual Supports Waiver; program rule amendments. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2183 Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2189 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2198 Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2209 State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve Dead 01/07/2025
HB2228 Special conservators of the peace; emergency and involuntary civil admissions. Dead 01/07/2025
HB2246 Funerals; disagreements among next of kin. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2253 Nursing homes; establishes procedures for implementation of sanctions, civil penalty. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2255 Hospitals and nursing homes; licensure and inspection fees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2269 Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/07/2025
HB2282 Children's Services Act; changes to state pool of funds. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2290 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2300 Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment or filtration systems. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2307 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of practitioners, pharmacy technicians, training prog. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2309 Local health districts and health departments; guidance for septic and well permits. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2319 Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2339 Child in foster care; provision of certain documents when child reaches 16 years of age. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2340 Licensed child placing agencies; foster and adoptive provider training, etc. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2344 Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; program extension. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2367 Pharmacogenomics pilot program; established, report. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2375 Prescription drug price transparency; pharmacy services administrative organizations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2378 Therapeutically equivalent drug products; provisions for return of outdated drugs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2391 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2394 Medicaid; long-term services and supports, presumptive eligibility, sunset. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2398 Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2399 Minors; parental access to health records. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2407 Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2448 Interstate Massage Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2457 Foster care; State Bd. of Social Services to amend regulations, application for and use of benefits. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2468 Advanced registered medication aides; administration of drugs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2473 Long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2489 Physician assistants; Department of Health Professions to study expansion of scope of practice. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/08/2025
HB2518 Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies. Dead 01/08/2025
HB2534 Nonhospitalized individuals; crisis stabilization services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/09/2025
HB2535 Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; created, repeals most provisions of Health Care Decisions Act. Dead 01/09/2025
HB2539 Dental care services for pregnant women; state plan for medical assistance services, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/09/2025
HB2563 Assisted conception; certain medical treatments, written contract required. Dead 01/12/2025
HB2573 Boxing and wrestling events; license requirements for examining physicians. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/12/2025
HB2597 Administrative Process Act; provisional license to an assisted living facility or adult day center. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
HB2605 Medical Conscience Protection Act; established. Dead 01/13/2025
HB2610 State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
HB2614 Food service permits; out-of-state caterers. Dead 01/13/2025
HB2616 Regional emergency medical services councils; funds distributed to VDH from motor vehicle reg. fees. Dead 01/13/2025
HB2637 Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
HB2649 Prescription Monitoring Program; exemptions, licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
HB2655 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Dead 01/14/2025
HB2662 Hospital Oversight Fund, etc.; established, health care credentialing and billing oversight. Dead 01/15/2025
HB2698 Certificate of public need; hospitals that provide maternity care, exception. Dead 01/16/2025
HB2714 Developmental disability waivers; reallocation of unassigned and unused waiver slots. Dead 01/17/2025
HB2742 Hospitals; urine drug screening to include testing for fentanyl. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/17/2025
HB2748 Veterans; provision of copies of vital records. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/17/2025
HB2749 Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/17/2025
HB2752 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Dead 01/17/2025
HB2753 Maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/17/2025
HB2754 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/17/2025
HB2757 Sickle cell disease; feasibility of Medicaid benefit and Medicaid Health Homes, report. Dead 01/17/2025
SB33 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; supervision during an operation or procedure. Dead 02/13/2024
SB590 Community services boards; emergency services and core of services. Dead 02/15/2024
SB636 Transcranial magnetic stimulation; DBHDS to establish pilot program for veterans. Dead 02/15/2024
SB740 Medicine, Board of; continuing education, unconscious bias and cultural competency. Vetoed 02/03/2025
SB745 Therapeutic interchange; Bd. of Pharmacy to convene work group to review authority of pharmacists. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB752 Bd. of Psychology, et al., to study education, training, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB758 Remote monitoring services for pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement. Dead 02/05/2025
SB773 Foster care; housing services, housing plan, report. Dead 02/05/2025
SB801 Children's Services Act; changes to state pool of funds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
SB818 Children in foster care; federal benefits, written notice by certified mail, notice of eligibility. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
SB819 Community-based outpatient stabilization programs for voluntary treatment; referrals. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB821 Nursing facilities; use of electronic monitoring devices in resident rooms. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB826 Predetermination for licensing eligibility; prior convictions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB833 Hampton, City of; operation of the district health department. Dead 02/05/2025
SB838 Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB841 Opioid treatment programs; dispensing, medications from mobile units. Dead 02/05/2025
SB843 Remote patient monitoring patients with chronic conditions, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/05/2025
SB870 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB875 State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB882 Anesthesiologist assistants; establishes criteria for licensure. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB937 Administrative Process Act; provisional license to an assisted living facility or adult day center. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB981 Certified community health workers; Department of Health shall evaluate status of workers, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB989 Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; amends definition. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1005 Sexual assault patients; services, provision of information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/05/2025
SB1015 Practice of chiropractic; amends definition. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1019 WIC applications; DH to provide information to food banks regarding providing assistance. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1020 Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; DSS to report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
SB1035 Opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration by person acting on behalf of an organization. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1038 Telehealth visits for patients with disabilities; best practice educational training. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1064 Medical care facilities; relocation, conversion, and addition of beds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1081 Optometry; dissolves TPA-Formulary and TPA-Formulary Committee. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1094 Involuntary temporary detention orders; amends definition of "psychiatric emergency department." Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB1105 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Vetoed 02/05/2025
SB1133 Restaurants and catering operations; notice of food containing pork products. Dead 02/07/2025
SB1135 Crystalline polymorph psilocybin; regulations for prescribing, etc. Vetoed 02/06/2025
SB1152 Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance, proof of coverage. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1153 Social Services, Department of; appointment of receiver for assisted living facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1164 Medicaid Financial Oversight, Office of; established. Dead 02/04/2025
SB1177 Critical access hospitals; swing beds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/05/2025
SB1203 Certificate of public need; task force to develop recommendation for expedited application & review. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1234 Private well permit application; application shall include whether repair of existing well, etc. Vetoed 02/06/2025
SB1237 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1253 Physical Therapy, Doctor of; added to list of titles that are unlawful to use without a license. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/05/2025
SB1260 Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1279 Maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1303 Student diabetes medical management plans; School Health Services Committee to conduct a review. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1304 Nonhospitalized individuals; crisis stabilization services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1318 EMS agencies; Bd. of Pharmacy shall report on progress in response to changes in federal law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1320 Preparticipation physical evaluation; children's cardiac safety. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1350 Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. Vetoed 02/07/2025
SB1352 Certified nurse midwives/licensed certified midwives; independent practice, organized medical staff. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1360 Foreign dental program graduates; license to teach dentistry, repeals sunset. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1363 Health Professions, Board of; transfer of powers and duties. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1366 Compounding drugs; exceptions for distribution within hospital or health system. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1367 Long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1377 Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1379 Research and Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium Initiative; established, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1383 Nursing homes; establishes procedures for implementation of sanctions, civil penalty. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1384 Childbirth; postpartum process, definitions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1393 Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc. Vetoed 02/07/2025
SB1408 Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/05/2025
SB1418 Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1438 Health regulatory boards; regulations, licensure by endorsement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1439 Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/07/2025
SB1461 Rapid whole genome sequencing; state plan for medical assistance services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1475 Dentists & dental hygienists; work group to assess expedited pathways for licensure, report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB1484 Hospitals and nursing homes; licensure and inspection fees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025