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All Health and Human Services Bills
Bill Patron Title
HB6 Price Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. View Comments
HB11 McNamara Emergency custody orders; transportation to treatment center, etc. View Comments
HB32 Krizek Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; appointment of additional members. View Comments
HB37 Shin Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal. View Comments
HB66 Feggans Federal benefit programs; DMS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer. View Comments
HB75 Keys-Gamarra Medical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. View Comments
HB76 Keys-Gamarra Foster care; DSS to establish/maintain supply of new luggage to transport child's belongings. View Comments
HB81 Price State agencies; amdnt. of regulations pertaining to maximum temp at which certain rooms may be kept. View Comments
HB87 Laufer State plan for med. assistance; patient-initiated consultation, provider-to-provider consultation. View Comments
HB103 Ballard Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; program extension. View Comments
HB136 Reid Sickle cell disease; feasibility of Medicaid benefit and Medicaid Health Homes, report. View Comments
HB146 Williams Health Care Learning Lab and Regulatory Improvement Program; established, report, sunset. View Comments
HB151 Williams Food service permits; out-of-state caterers. View Comments
HB156 Krizek Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training. View Comments
HB209 Price Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring. View Comments
HB222 Hope Public pools; regulations. View Comments
HB225 Hope Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created. View Comments
HB232 Wachsmann Collaborative agreements; removes registered nurses from list of practitioners, etc. View Comments
HB266 Tata Child abuse and neglect; creates centralized intake and validity determination. View Comments
HB267 Tata Workers with disabilities; earned income disregard, cost-of-living adjustment. View Comments
HB280 Clark Comprehensive children's health care coverage program; DMAS Services to establish. View Comments
HB283 Gardner Child abuse or neglect; prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed. View Comments
HB297 Seibold Assisted living facilities; resident referral agencies, required disclosures. View Comments
HB300 Hope Expiration of cooperative agreements; period of oversight by Attorney General, transfer of records. View Comments
HB301 Callsen Adult adoptees; access to vital records. View Comments
HB309 Hope Hospitals; temporary detention for testing, observation, or treatment. View Comments
HB335 Anthony Independent Pharmacy Access and Resilience Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. View Comments
HB373 Martinez Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. View Comments
HB376 Seibold SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website. View Comments
HB380 Bennett-Parker Celiac disease; training materials for restaurant personnel. View Comments
HB381 Bennett-Parker Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; notification of retention of whole organ. View Comments
HB392 Askew Sickle cell disease screening program; routine kidney cancer screening. View Comments
HB413 Guzman High School Certified Nurse Aid Training/Certification Program; established, requirements, report. View Comments
HB425 LeVere Bolling Department of Medical Assistance Services; View Comments
HB435 LeVere Bolling Palliative Care Info. & Ed. Prog. & Palliative Care & Quality of Life Advisory Council; established. View Comments
HB450 Willett Vital Records, Office of; fees for certified copies. View Comments
HB451 Willett Doctor of Social Work degree; education requirements for licensure. View Comments
HB452 Willett Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions, sunset. View Comments
HB453 Willett Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan. View Comments
HB456 Willett Health, State Board of, regulations; standards for levels of neonatal care. View Comments
HB465 Cohen Behavior Analysis, Advisory Board on; amends composition. View Comments
HB469 Cohen Autism Competencies Checklist; positive behavior support facilitators, training. View Comments
HB470 Cohen Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record. View Comments
HB486 Shin Medical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. View Comments
HB513 Martinez Suicide fatality review teams, local and regional; established, membership, penalty. View Comments
HB523 Willett Military medical personnel; definition, expands, program. View Comments
HB525 Downey Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; amends plan, literacy pilot program. View Comments
HB529 Thornton Suicide Prevention Program; created, deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members. View Comments
HB530 Thornton Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check. View Comments
HB537 Hamilton Regulations governing waterworks; prohibition on fluoridation of water. View Comments
HB542 Hamilton Abortion; informed written consent, newborn safety devices. View Comments
HB556 Reaser Divorce decrees; reports, includes social security numbers or other control numbers. View Comments
HB558 Wachsmann Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I, penalties. View Comments
HB560 Hope Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought. View Comments
HB573 Glass Breast implants; Board of Medicine, et al., to create educational materials for patients. View Comments
HB574 Glass Athletic Trainer Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact. View Comments
HB575 Glass Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact. View Comments
HB576 Glass Dietitian Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to be a signatory to Compact. View Comments
HB577 Glass Social work; applicants for licensure, criminal background check. View Comments
HB578 Glass Foster care; federal benefits, representative payees. View Comments
HB579 Glass Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements, Compact Commission membership. View Comments
HB602 Hernandez Motion picture theaters; establishes requirements for open captioning. View Comments
HB603 Willett Virginia All-Payer Claims Database; disclosure of information, limitation. View Comments
HB605 Willett Nursing home staffing; minimum staffing standards, enforcement of administrative sanctions. View Comments
HB606 Willett Medical care facility data reporting; value of charity care, gross patient charges. View Comments
HB610 Anthony Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act; established, report. View Comments
HB622 Glass Advanced practice registered nurses; authorization to practice without a practice agreement. View Comments
HB632 Callsen Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver. View Comments
HB651 Kent Social Services, Department of; family assessments, face-to-face interviews with victim children. View Comments
HB652 Hayes Parental prenatal & postnatal substance use; work group to evaluate Commonwealth's response to use. View Comments
HB656 Willett Mental health and substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards, comparative analyses. View Comments
HB664 Walker Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. View Comments
HB674 Maldonado Department of Health; collection and annual publication of food insecurity information. View Comments
HB681 Hayes Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. View Comments
HB695 Hayes Restaurants; sodium warning label required, civil penalty. View Comments
HB712 Wachsmann Office-based buprenorphine treatment; Board of Medicine to amend regulations. View Comments
HB717 Willett Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty. View Comments
HB727 Davis Social services, local boards of; appointments, terms of office. View Comments
HB728 Leftwich Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism View Comments
HB740 Williams Helicopter instrument approach by hospital or air medical service vendor; regulations, utilization. View Comments
HB746 Henson Physician assistants; authorization to practice without a practice agreement. View Comments
HB756 Runion Death certificates; petitions to the court to amend, service upon State Registrar of Vital Records. View Comments
HB782 Hayes Health care providers; caller identification information, civil penalty. View Comments
HB794 Reaser Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response. View Comments
HB795 Reaser Health insurance; coverage for certain opioid antagonists, required notice for certain pharmacies. View Comments
HB815 Downey Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships. View Comments
HB817 Downey State/Local Hospitalization Prog.; Dir. of Med. Assist. Serv., exemption from reporting requirement. View Comments
HB822 Carr Reports of fetal death; miscarriage, personally identifiable information not required. View Comments
HB823 Carr Community Living and Family and Individual Supports Waiver; program rule amendments. View Comments
HB829 Helmer Hospital price transparency; price comparison tool, penalties for noncompliance. View Comments
HB838 McClure State plan for medical assistance services; adds provision related to doula care. View Comments
HB840 Simonds Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs. View Comments
HB841 Downey Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition. View Comments
HB851 Krizek Tribal Medicaid Advisory Group; established. View Comments
HB855 Cousins Medicaid; estate recoveries. View Comments
HB879 Shin Public assistance; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients. View Comments
HB917 Willett Compounding pharmacies; use of bulk drug substances, recordkeeping. View Comments
HB931 Simon Recovery residences; regulations. View Comments
HB970 Price Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification. View Comments
HB973 Price Health records; disclosure of laboratory test results, waiting period. View Comments
HB976 Price Person in temporary detention process; alternative transportation provider. View Comments
HB983 Garrett Immunization requirements for children; removes hepatitis B vaccine. View Comments
HB998 Seibold Menstrual supplies ingredient labeling; restriction of substances, civil penalty. View Comments
HB1006 Tran Schedule VI controlled substances; TPA-certified optometrists permitted to sell and dispense. View Comments
HB1019 Reaser Health Coordination Network Program; patient data collection. View Comments
HB1025 Walker Access to investigational drugs, etc.; patient with severely debilitating condition. View Comments
HB1026 Walker Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement. View Comments
HB1036 Tran Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. View Comments
HB1052 Phillips Pharmacy, Board of; increases membership, registered pharmacy technician. View Comments
HB1060 Callsen Foster and adoptive homes; barrier crimes, exceptions. View Comments
HB1063 Hodges Opioid antagonist; distribution program, reports. View Comments
HB1067 Hodges Regional emergency communications authorities; creation and powers. View Comments
HB1088 Walker Assisted living facilities; involuntary discharge, notice. View Comments
HB1104 Hodges Inspection of certified nursing facilities; compliance with federal reporting requirements. View Comments
HB1109 Hodges Managed care organizations & pharmacy benefits manager; data collection and reporting requirements. View Comments
HB1115 Nivar Nonemergency medical transportation providers; fee disclosure. View Comments
HB1116 Nivar Publicly accessible nursing home info. portal; reporting of incident involving emerg. med. services. View Comments
HB1139 Downey Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements. View Comments
HB1147 Hayes Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training. View Comments
HB1174 Carroll Children in foster care; supplemental clothing allowance rate increase. View Comments
HB1190 Scott, P.A. Public waterworks; appointments of receiver for waterworks. View Comments
HB1194 Scott, P.A. Minor's health records; parental access. View Comments
HB1201 Scott, P.A. Certificate of public need; exception for independent outpatient or ambulatory surgery facilities. View Comments
HB1209 Oates Hospitals; itemized statements, non-emergent procedures, tests, or services. View Comments
HB1222 Delaney Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews. View Comments
HB1223 Delaney Health professionals; mandatory suicide training required. View Comments
HB1240 Willett Medicaid; eligibility determination appeal time limit, mailed communications time period. View Comments
HB1282 Cole, J.G. Licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners; licensure by endorsement, etc. View Comments
HB1284 Downey State plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation. View Comments
HB1285 Wright St Emergency Med. Services Advisory Bd.; membership, regional emergency medical services councils. View Comments
HB1287 Cohen Veterinarians; amending applications of licensure, etc. View Comments
HB1292 Price Temporary detention; certified evaluators, sunset repealed. View Comments
HB1297 Carroll Adult protective services; creates adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation central registry. View Comments
HB1304 Ware Individuals receiving services in a hospital, training center, etc.; right to send and receive mail. View Comments
HB1318 Willett Hospitals; emergency department physicians. View Comments
HB1332 Anthony Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program; established, report. View Comments
HB1336 Fowler Three-unit service dog team; definition. View Comments
HB1337 Clark Certificate of public need; medical deserts, expedited review, etc. View Comments
HB1347 Cohen Psilocybin; Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations. View Comments
HB1353 Cohen Statewide maternal health safety initiative; Commissioner of Health, et al., to evaluate, report. View Comments
HB1357 McQuinn Nursing facilities; comprehensive study of quality of care, etc., and operational practices. View Comments
HB1366 Callsen Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control. View Comments
HB1370 Mehta Service providers; regulations for providers to individuals with developmental disabilities. View Comments
HB1380 Seibold Individuals with developmental disabilities; provides to conduct emergency medical drills, etc. View Comments
HB1391 Hayes Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; established. View Comments
HB1398 Franklin, M.A. Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, penalty, report. View Comments
HB1403 Franklin, M.A. Maternal Mortality Review Team; renamed, duties, data dashboard. View Comments
HB1405 McClure Social services, local dept. of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense. View Comments
HB1416 Hodges Influenza prophylaxis; pharmacists initiation of treatment. View Comments
HB1418 McQuinn Sickle Cell Trait Awareness and Education Program; established. View Comments
HB1423 McGuire Group homes; DBHDS to analyze oversight and accountability, report. View Comments
HB1428 Griffin Pregnant women; SHHR to establish website to provide services and programs available. View Comments
HB1434 Cole, J.G. Medicaid; benefit for nutrition services programs, sunset. View Comments
HB1452 Anthony Medicaid; expedited review process for service authorization requests, report, sunset. View Comments
HB1478 Davis In-person visitation; policies and procedures at certain facilities. View Comments
HB1489 Tran Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers. View Comments
HB1490 Tran Child abuse or neglect; creates centralized intake system for reports or complaints. View Comments
HB1495 Tran Medicaid; oversight of services facilitation for consumer directed services. View Comments
HB1504 McQuinn Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity. View Comments
HB1511 Feggans Fatherhood Initiative; fatherhood needs assessment, etc. View Comments
HB1522 McGuire Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; licensure, automated external defibrillators. View Comments
HB1523 McGuire Certified violence prevention professional; requirements for certification. View Comments
HB1529 McGuire Tax Commissioner; information sharing, eligibility for medical assistance. View Comments
SB22 Locke Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training. View Comments
SB64 Favola Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. View Comments
SB75 Lucas Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention transportation. View Comments
SB133 Locke Newborns and children; DSS, et al., to study services to address parental prenatal subst. abuse use. View Comments
SB178 Locke Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification. View Comments
SB183 Williams Graves Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy. View Comments
SB194 Williams Graves Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training. View Comments
SB210 DeSteph Positive behavior support facilitators; scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications. View Comments
SB212 Boysko Schedule VI controlled substances; TPA-certified optometrists permitted to sell and dispense. View Comments
SB225 Surovell Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established, report. View Comments
SB239 Head State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project. View Comments
SB247 Favola Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty. View Comments
SB248 Srinivasan Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. View Comments
SB258 Pekarsky Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause, discrimination prohibited. View Comments
SB282 Aird Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. View Comments
SB291 Aird Health, State Board of, regulations; standards for levels of neonatal care. View Comments
SB305 Pekarsky Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver. View Comments
SB308 Pekarsky Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid response. View Comments
SB331 Roem Veterinary Medicine, Board of; traineeships. View Comments
SB332 Favola Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients. View Comments
SB379 Boysko Psilocybin; Board of Pharmacy to reschedule upon federal scheduling changes. View Comments
SB392 Jordan Site cleanup guidelines; residential property and other buildings used for illicit drugs. View Comments
SB418 Favola Therapeutic interchange; authorizes pharmacists to preform, adaptation of prescriptions. View Comments
SB421 Favola Pharmacist; remote verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs. View Comments
SB429 Head Health, Department of; and State Health Commissioner; nursing home oversight and accountability. View Comments
SB486 Stuart Gluten disclaimer; required disclosures for dietary supplements and medication. View Comments
SB513 Deeds Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan. View Comments
SB514 Deeds Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created. View Comments
SB535 Obenshain Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; required liability insurance coverage. View Comments
SB596 Carroll Foy Contraceptives; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement, etc. View Comments
SB608 Pillion Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring. View Comments
SB633 Srinivasan Emergency medical services and medical support; VDH to publish resources regarding large events. View Comments
SB641 Pillion Office-based buprenorphine treatment; Board of Medicine to amend regulations. View Comments
SB642 Pillion Health insurance; coverage of medications prescribed for treatment of cancer & diseases of blood. View Comments
SB677 Head Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs from regulations. View Comments
SB683 Reeves Public waterworks; appointments of receiver for waterworks. View Comments
SB706 Srinivasan Opioid antagonist; distribution program, reports. View Comments
SB722 Williams Graves Motion picture theaters; definitions, establishes requirements for open captioning. View Comments

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