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- HB 16 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.
- HB 22 Medical mandates; each adult has a fundamental right to be free from mandates.
- HB 27 COVID-19 vaccination status; mandatory COVID-19 vaccination prohibited, discrimination prohibited.
- HB 50 Infant relinquishment laws; DSS to establish hotline to make information available to public.
- HB 80 Healthcare Regulatory Sandbox Program; established, report, sunset date.
- HB 81 Statewide Telehealth Plan; Board of Health shall contract with the Virginia Telehealth Network.
- HB 84 Out-of-state audiologists; providing free health care to an underserved area in the Commonwealth.
- HB 87 Pandemic response and preparedness; joint subcommittee established to study, report.
- HB 92 Health care providers; amends definition to include home care organizations and hospice.
- HB 93 Home care organizations; changes the license renewal requirement.
- HB 94 Public Guardianship and Conservator Ombudsman Office; established.
- HB 96 Public guardian and conservator program; decennial review of staff-to-client ratios, report.
- HB 97 Nursing homes; regulations, electronic monitoring.
- HB 98 Adult protective services; central registry.
- HB 99 Funeral service licensees, funeral directors, etc.; continuing education completion every 3 years.
- HB 102 Prescriptions; off-label use.
- HB 145 Physician assistants; practice.
- HB 156 Health, Department of; certain communication prohibited.
- HB 191 Health Workforce Development; creates position of Special Advisor to the Governor.
- HB 192 Opioids; amends sunset provisions relating to prescriber requesting information about a patient.
- HB 193 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to the Act.
- HB 213 Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.
- HB 229 Social determinants of health; VDH shall collect & analyze information including demographic data.
- HB 232 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; recovery of fraudulent payments, report.
- HB 234 Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.; SHHR to study current oversight/regulation.
- HB 235 Hospitals; protocols for patients receiving rehabilitation services.
- HB 241 Medical assistance; reimbursement for wheelchair bases, etc., for individuals in nursing facilities.
- HB 242 Professional counselors, licensed; added to list of providers who can disclose or recommend records.
- HB 243 Medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine; requirements for practitioners.
- HB 248 Carrier & managed care health insurance plans; VDH to review efficiency & productivity, etc.
- HB 264 Public health emergency; out-of-state licenses, deemed licensure.
- HB 278 Community health assessments and community health improvement plans; impact on health of residents.
- HB 285 Clinical nurse specialist; practice agreements.
- HB 286 Nurse practitioners; authorized to declare death and determine cause of death.
- HB 306 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception.
- HB 312 Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; annual marketing plan.
- HB 318 Peer Recovery Support Fund; established.
- HB 327 Child protective services data; DSS to identify & report certain data to Gov. & General Assembly.
- HB 330 Nursing homes & certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.
- HB 343 Barrier crimes; removing offenses involving possession, etc., of controlled substances.
- HB 349 Foster care; housing support for persons between ages 18 and 21.
- HB 353 Unaccompanied homeless youth; consent to medical care.
- HB 360 Health insurance; carrier contracts, carrier provision of certain prescription drug information.
- HB 388 State facilities; video visitation.
- HB 390 Medical assistance services; violence interruption services.
- HB 392 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP); investigation of deaths.
- HB 407 Movie theaters; open captioning to include drive-in theaters.
- HB 420 Opioid-related emergencies; evidence-based best practices in the emergency department.
- HB 427 Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams and family assessment, etc.
- HB 478 Wholesale prescription drug importation program; Sec. of Health and Human Resources to establish.
- HB 481 Hospitals; price transparency.
- HB 484 Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; exemption for postsecondary students.
- HB 494 Human donor milk bank licensing; payment of medical assistance and health insurance coverage.
- HB 498 H-2B employer-provided housing; registry.
- HB 512 COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, discrimination prohibited.
- HB 514 Mask mandates; prohibition.
- HB 519 Hospitals; regulations, visitation of individuals infected with COVID-19.
- HB 534 State plan for medical assistance services; eligibility, social security disability income.
- HB 537 Telemedicine; out-of-state providers, behavioral health services provided by practitioner.
- HB 538 Perinatal health care providers; implicit bias training.
- HB 555 Health care providers; transfer of patient records in conjunction with closure, etc.
- HB 560 Health insurance; retail community pharmacies.
- HB 566 Public hospitals; medical debt collection practices.
- HB 598 Registered surgical technologist; criteria for registration.
- HB 604 Nursing, Board of; power and duty to prescribe minimum standards, etc., for educational programs.
- HB 618 Barrier crimes; possession of controlled substances.
- HB 624 Behavioral health safety net workforce needs; DBHDS to develop strategy to address, report.
- HB 646 Nursing homes; standards of care and staff requirements, regulations.
- HB 651 Individuals w/ intellectual disabilities; DMAS to report on use of community intermediate care.
- HB 653 Foster care; DSS to establish and implement a collaborative local board placement program.
- HB 659 Investigation of death; studying cases when person dies while receiving services from licensed prog.
- HB 663 Mandatory outpatient treatment; reorganizes and clarifies provisions governing.
- HB 668 Facilities for civilly committed sex. violent predators; reports to Commonwealth's advocacy system.
- HB 669 Swimming pools & water recreational facilities; study to determine whether VDH should regulate.
- HB 679 Opioids; providers of treatment for addiction, conditions for initial licensure, location.
- HB 680 Medical assistance services; state plan, case management service, individuals w/severe brain injury.
- HB 690 Assisted living facilities; involuntary discharge of a resident.
- HB 712 Pharmacy, Board of; safe sharps disposal containers required for pharmacies for public use.
- HB 716 Kinship foster care; notice and appeal.
- HB 717 Unaccompanied homeless youths; consent for housing services.
- HB 743 Certificate of public need; conditions related to inpatient psychiatric services and facilities.
- HB 745 Respiratory therapists; practice pending licensure.
- HB 751 Suspected abuse; mandated reporters.
- HB 769 Onsite sewage system pump-out oversight; certain localities.
- HB 770 Freestanding emergency departments; Bd. of Health to promulgate regulations related to departments.
- HB 783 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious exception.
- HB 800 Medical assistance services; eligibility, individuals confined in state correctional facilities.
- HB 805 Barrier crimes; eliminates certain crimes from the definition, etc.
- HB 807 Criminal history background checks; governing individuals providing certain services for adults.
- HB 861 Certificate of public need; charity care, projects involving nursing homes.
- HB 877 Public benefits; eligibility of certain aliens.
- HB 878 Comprehensive health care coverage program; DMAS to establish.
- HB 896 Nurse practitioner; patient care team provider.
- HB 900 Public health emergency; hospital or nursing home, addition of beds.
- HB 910 Hospitals; emergency department CPT code data reporting, quarterly reports.
- HB 915 Immunizations; required vaccinations for children, regulations.
- HB 916 Health care providers; health records of minors, available via secure website.
- HB 917 Aging services; allocation of resources, individuals with the greatest economic need.
- HB 919 Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in water supplies and waterworks; Board of Health regulations.
- HB 921 Controlled substances; prescriber may establish practitioner-patient relationship.
- HB 930 Human research; research involving minors, requirements.
- HB 931 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; publication of disciplinary actions.
- HB 933 Pharmaceutical processors; amends the definition of "cannabis oil."
- HB 937 Family planning services; restrictions on expenditure of funds.
- HB 939 Public health emergency; Comm. of Health to authorize administration, etc., of necessary drugs, etc.
- HB 943 Health insurance; retail community pharmacies.
- HB 962 Vaccines; adverse events, reporting.
- HB 976 Prescriptions; unapproved use.
- HB 981 Health professions, certain; licensure by endorsement.
- HB 987 Medicaid; program information, accessibility on every state agency or local government website.
- HB 990 Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.
- HB 991 Individuals with developmental disabilities; DMAS to amend waivers providing services, etc.
- HB 1001 Death certificates; State Registrar to amend certificates after receiving corrected information.
- HB 1011 Public drinking water; Com. of Health to study occurrence of various substances & acids in water.
- HB 1012 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program.
- HB 1038 Emergency rules, regulations, and orders; prohibition on mask mandates.
- HB 1046 Over-the-counter medications, etc.; DMAS to study plan for a process to allow direct purchase.
- HB 1071 Hospitals; financial assistance for uninsured patient, payment plans.
- HB 1079 Local department; establishing human resources staff position, etc.
- HB 1086 Adoption; death of joint petitioner prior to entry of final order.
- HB 1098 Obesity prevention and other obesity-related services; payment of medical assistance.
- HB 1105 Practitioners, licensed; continuing education related to implicit bias and cultural competency.
- HB 1106 Produce Rx Program; established, report.
- HB 1107 Hospitals; VDH shall develop recommendations for protocols on obstetrical services, report.
- HB 1116 Child abuse and neglect; valid complaint.
- HB 1158 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; sanctions.
- HB 1172 Certified recovery residences; Bd. of BHDS to adopt regulations.
- HB 1180 Substance abuse services providers; assessment, tobacco use disorder.
- HB 1187 Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice.
- HB 1193 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; coordinated specialty care, work group established.
- HB 1207 DARS; training, powers, and duties of guardian.
- HB 1211 Opioid Abatement Authority; increases membership of Board of Directors.
- HB 1221 Hospitals; charity care policies, individuals with low English proficiency.
- HB 1240 Counseling, Board of; licensure of professional counselors without examination.
- HB 1245 Nurse practitioners; practice without a practice agreement, repeals sunset provision.
- HB 1270 SNAP benefits; waiver to allow inmates of correctional facilities to apply prior to release.
- HB 1294 Personal care services; requirements for managed care organizations.
- HB 1305 Patrick County; reestablishment of a general hospital.
- HB 1307 Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty.
- HB 1323 Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines.
- HB 1324 Pharmacy, Board of; pharmacy work environment requirements.
- HB 1329 Sexual assault; pediatric survivors.
- HB 1334 Child abuse and neglect; amends definition, valid complaint.
- HB 1342 Hospital regulations; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence.
- HB 1345 Virginia Transplant Council; increases membership.
- HB 1359 Health care; consent to disclosure of records.
- SB 14 Prescription drug donation program; Bd. of Pharmacy shall convene a work group to evaluate, report.
- SB 40 Assisted living facilities; involuntary discharge, safeguards for residents.
- SB 48 Aging, Commonwealth Council on; required to submit an annual report.
- SB 55 Death certificates; State Registrar to amend certificates after receiving corrected information.
- SB 56 Foster Care Prevention program; established.
- SB 63 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.
- SB 86 Outdoor motorsports facilities; regulations regarding sanitary facility requirements.
- SB 100 Licensed programs, DBHDS; cardiopulmonary resuscitation for program participants.
- SB 129 Alkaline hydrolysis; work group to determine regulatory & statutory changes needed to legalize, etc.
- SB 130 Public health emergency; hospital or nursing home, addition of beds.
- SB 169 Practical nurses, licensed; authority to pronounce death for a patient in hospice, etc.
- SB 192 Health director, local; qualifications.
- SB 201 Hospitals; financial assistance for uninsured patient, payment plans.
- SB 231 Individuals w/developmental disabilities; DMAS to amend waivers providing services, regulation, etc.
- SB 232 Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.
- SB 241 Renal Disease Council; created, report.
- SB 257 Counseling Compact; Dept. of Health Professions shall review merits entering into Compact.
- SB 300 Opioids; providers of treatment for addiction, conditions for initial licensure, location.
- SB 307 Kinship foster care; notice and appeal.
- SB 317 Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice.
- SB 350 Health records; patient's right to disclosure.
- SB 369 Public health emergency; out-of-state licenses, deemed licensure.
- SB 375 Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.
- SB 414 Nurse practitioners; patient care team physician supervision capacity increased.
- SB 425 Barrier crimes; eliminates certain crimes from the definition, etc., eliminates current exceptions.
- SB 426 Medical assistance services; state plan, remote patient monitoring.
- SB 428 Health insurance; carrier contracts, carrier provision of certain prescription drug information.
- SB 429 DBHDS and VSP; development of mental health and public safety mobile applications.
- SB 435 Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams and family assessment, etc.
- SB 436 Statewide Telehealth Plan; Board of Health shall contract with the Virginia Telehealth Network.
- SB 448 Hospitals; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- SB 479 Health services; obsolete provisions.
- SB 485 Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act; youth services citizen boards, duties, guidelines.
- SB 511 Opioid treatment program pharmacy; medication dispensing, registered/licensed practical nurses.
- SB 542 Cannabis products; written certification for the use.
- SB 574 Child care; background checks for applicants for employment, etc.
- SB 577 Children's residential facilities; criminal history background checks.
- SB 580 Home care organizations; Department of Health to remove triennial audit requirement.
- SB 590 Dentistry; license to teach, foreign dental program graduates.
- SB 594 Medicaid participants; treatment involving the prescription of opioids, payment.
- SB 641 Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Program Advisory Board; established.
- SB 647 Public health emergency; Comm. of Health to authorize administration, etc., of necessary drugs, etc.
- SB 663 Telemedicine services; state plan for medical assistance services, provision for payment.
- SB 671 Pharmaceutical processors; amends the definition of "cannabis oil."
- SB 672 Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines.
- SB 689 Foster or adoptive homes; background checks, etc., for applicants.
- SB 714 Comprehensive crisis system; voluntary mental health check-in option as part of the system, report.
- SB 759 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to the Act.
- SB 772 Cannabis; definitions, dispensing products, patient registration.