Health and Human Services

VA - Health (House)

VA - Health Professions (House)

VA - Behavioral Health (House)

VA - Social Services (House)

VA - Delegate Sickles, Mark D. (U)

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Chair

VA - Delegate Kathy K.L. Tran (U)

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Vice Chair

VA - Delegate Patrick A. Hope (U)

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Member

VA - Delegate Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D)

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VA - Delegate C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (D)

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VA - Delegate Willett, Rodney T. (U)

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VA - Delegate Charniele L. Herring (D)

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VA - Delegate Irene Shin (U)

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VA - Delegate Joshua G. Cole (U)

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VA - Delegate Kannan Srinivasan (D)

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VA - Delegate Rozia "J.R." Henson, Jr. (D)

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VA - Delegate Debra D. Gardner (D)

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VA - Delegate Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (R)

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VA - Delegate M. Keith Hodges (R)

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VA - Delegate Wendell S. Walker (U)

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VA - Delegate Mike A. Cherry (R)

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VA - Delegate Phillip A. Scott (U)

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VA - Delegate H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (U)

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VA - Delegate Chris Obenshain (R)

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VA - Delegate Kim A. Taylor (U)

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VA - Delegate Delores Oates (U)

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VA - Delegate N. Baxter Ennis (U)

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VA - Delegate Geary Higgins (R)

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VA - Delegate Ian T. Lovejoy (R)

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VA - Delegate David Owen (R)

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VA - HB8 Medical Ethics Defense Act; established.

VA - SB12 Children's advocacy centers; definitions, investigations by local departments of social services.

VA - SB19 Recovery residences; death and serious injury reports.

VA - SB22 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizes VA to become a signatory to the Compact.

VA - SB24 Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening and screening exemption.

VA - HB27 Kinship foster care; placement of child with foster parent.

VA - HB32 Medicine, Board of; continuing ed. related to implicit bias and cultural competency in health care.

VA - HB37 Loan repayment programs; creates program for mental health professionals.

VA - SB33 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; supervision during an operation or procedure.

VA - SB34 Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.

VA - SB35 Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.

VA - SB39 Kinship foster care; placement of child with foster parent.

VA - SB40 Foster care; DSS to establish task force to assess use of benefits.

VA - SB43 Persons with disabilities; creates a helpline program within disAbility Law Center of Virginia.

VA - HB42 Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.

VA - HB50 Central State Hospital; designation of additional beds as forensic and psychiatric beds.

VA - HB52 Alkaline hydrolysis; establishes registration requirement, regulations.

VA - SB51 Online transition resources; DARS, et al., to ensure dissemination and availability.

VA - HB75 Foster care; State Bd. of Social Services to amend regulations, application for and use of benefits.

VA - SB70 SNAP; employment and training.

VA - SB74 Prescription Monitoring Program; release of records to drug court administrators.

VA - HB87 Hospital regulations; patient drug testing.

VA - HB93 Alpha-gal syndrome; Board of Health shall adopt regulations to include on reportable disease list.

VA - HB94 Nonresident pharmacies; pharmacy benefits administrators.

VA - HB104 Provider contracts; pharmacies allowed to refuse to fill certain prescriptions.

VA - HB112 Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption.

VA - HB120 DPOR and DHP; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action.

VA - HB127 DMAS & DBHDS; modification of rules for 1915 (c) Home & Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers.

VA - HB137 Emergency medical services for police dogs.

VA - HB140 Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act.

VA - HB148 Human trafficking services; adds to responsibilities of DSS certain duties related to prevention.

VA - HB150 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; new participants not required to appear in person.

VA - HB169 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish.

VA - HB177 Federal Early Intervention Program for Infants & Toddlers w/Disabilities; reimbursement rates.

VA - HB188 Advance Health Care Planning Registry; amendment of regulations.

VA - HB204 Maternal Mortality Review Team; membership.

VA - SB111 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act.

VA - HB217 Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.

VA - HB218 Health insurance; health care provider panels, continuity of care.

VA - HB225 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Compact.

VA - HB241 Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation.

VA - HB252 Sickle cell disease; statewide registry created, collection of disease case information, report.

VA - SB119 Drug manufacturers; permitting and registration, certain conditions related to 340B-covered drugs.

VA - HB255 Adult wellness screening; sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait.

VA - HB257 Sickle cell anemia; prescription of opioids for pain management.

VA - HB278 State plan for medical assistance services; fertility preservation treatments, etc.

VA - HB291 Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening and screening exemption.

VA - HB313 State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations of abuse/neglect at state psychiatric hosp.

VA - HB314 State hospitals; discharge planning.

VA - HB317 Children's residential facility; Off. of Children's Ombudsman to interview children in foster care.

VA - HB322 Cosmetology Compact; established.

VA - HB323 Interstate Massage Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.

VA - HB324 PA Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.

VA - HB326 Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.

VA - HB327 Affordable and inclusive housing; DBHDS to develop plan to ensure people w/disabilities have access.

VA - HB329 Marriage & family therapists; Bd. of Counseling to amend regulations related to licensure.

VA - HB342 Naloxone or other opioid antagonists; possession by state agencies, guidelines for private employer.

VA - HB349 Advanced registered medication aides; aides who administer drugs in certified nursing facilities.

VA - HB353 Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.

VA - HB354 Public pools; Board of Health to adopt regulations.

VA - HB358 Voluntary Registration Health and Safety Checklist; DOE to update.

VA - HB361 Criminal history record information; dissemination of information to DSS.

VA - HB371 Physicians; informed consent, procedure observation by students or trainees for teaching purposes.

VA - HB401 Child abuse; adds to list of mandatory reporters.

VA - HB404 Abortion; use of public funds prohibited.

VA - HB426 Professional counselors; Board of Counseling to recognize NCE as a valid examination for licensure.

VA - HB434 Inpatient/residential subst. use disorder trtmt.; facilities to prepare & record discharge plan.

VA - HB435 Law-enforcement officers; exposure to bodily fluids, petition to the general district court.

VA - HB449 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties.

VA - HB453 Kinship foster care; barrier crimes.

VA - SB133 Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption.

VA - HB472 TANF; repeals provision relating to child care services, reporting.

VA - HB479 Prisoner; physical examination by licensed nurse practitioner.

VA - HB480 Health care; life-sustaining treatment for minors, exceptions.

VA - HB481 First responders; proof of immunization not required to attend trainings at medical care facilities.

VA - HB499 Medicaid waivers; program rule modifications.

VA - HB503 Credentialed addiction treatment professionals; definition to include licensed behavior analysts.

VA - HB504 Licensed professionals; DBHDS to amend definition to include licensed behavior analysts.

VA - HB511 Out-of-state health care practitioners; temp. authorization to practice in assisted living fac.

VA - HB513 Medical assistance services and health insurance; state plan for payment for PANDAS and PANS.

VA - HB514 Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Assoc. w/Strep. Infections, Adv. Council on; sunset.

VA - HB515 State hospitals; discharge of individuals.

VA - HB516 Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users.

VA - HB519 Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc.

VA - HB537 Home Visiting Program; established, report.

VA - HB550 Adult adoptee; access to original birth certificate.

VA - SB154 Advance Health Care Planning Registry; amendment of regulations.

VA - SB155 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition.

VA - SB173 Adult day care centers; name changes to adult day centers throughout the Code.

VA - SB176 Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.

VA - SB177 Nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals; employee destinations, payment policies, etc.

VA - SB178 State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations of abuse/neglect at state psychiatric hosp.

VA - SB179 State hospitals; discharge planning.

VA - HB570 Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.

VA - HB577 Slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waiver slots, sunset date.

VA - HB584 Stillbirth Support Grant Program; established.

VA - HB592 Prescription drugs; emergency regulations related to price transparency, effective period.

VA - HB593 Neurobehavioral and neurorehabilitation facilities; waiver services for individuals w/brain injury.

VA - HB594 State plan for medical assistance services; payment for certified community health workers.

VA - HB605 Dental hygienists; remote supervision.

VA - HB606 Clinical social workers; licensure examination alternative.

VA - HB608 Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.

VA - HB609 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

VA - HB620 Medical assistance services; payment for essential hygiene products.

VA - HB628 Certificate of public need; hospitals licensed by DBHDS psychiatric beds.

VA - HB649 Vital records; birth certificates, adoption, members of the military.

VA - HB652 Funeral arrangements; def. of next of kin, proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements.

VA - HB664 Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.

VA - HB665 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception.

VA - HB689 SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.

VA - HB691 Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment; DVS to establish pilot program, report.

VA - SB231 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program for certain individuals.

VA - SB237 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

VA - SB250 Remote ultrasound procedures and fetal non-stress tests; DMAS to modify state plan for assistance.

VA - SB291 Court-appointed guardians; training, powers and duties.

VA - HB699 Treatment with opioids; Board of Medicine, et al., to amend their regulations.

VA - HB729 PACE programs; long-term services and support screening.

VA - HB763 Hospital regulations; use of smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures.

VA - HB781 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish.

VA - HB787 Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought.

VA - SB320 WIC applicants; DH to provide information to food banks regarding providing assistance.

VA - SB325 Vital records; birth certificates, adoption, members of the military.

VA - SB331 Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.

VA - HB806 Nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals; employee destinations, payment policies, etc.

VA - HB808 State psychiatric hospitals; temporary detention orders, delayed admission to determine med. needs.

VA - HB813 Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment.

VA - HB820 Sickle cell disease; annual review of medication and treatment, report.

VA - HB831 Maternal Mortality Review Team, et al.; expanding composition and scope of work.

VA - HB848 Veterinary medicine; traineeships.

VA - HB855 Home Energy Assistance Program; Bd. of Social Svcs. to allow applications to be submitted all year.

VA - HB858 Health care; decision-making, end of life, penalties.

VA - HB885 Community services boards; core of services.

VA - HB886 Certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions, facilities subject to minimum standards.

VA - HB888 Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.

VA - HB908 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial eligibility.

VA - HB909 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amdmts., prog. modifications.

VA - SB392 Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.

VA - HB964 Medicine, Board of; an attorney is allowed to serve as executive director for the Board.

VA - HB970 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program.

VA - HB971 Nurse practitioners; patient care team provider, autonomous practice.

VA - HB978 Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing.

VA - HB982 State plan for medical assistance services; plan to include adult hearing screenings, etc.

VA - HB983 Nurse practitioners; patient care team provider, autonomous practice.

VA - HB995 Medicine, Board of; temporary licensure of physicians licensed in a foreign country.

VA - HB1021 Community services boards, local; waiver usage flexibility.

VA - HB1035 Places of public accommodation; possession and administration of epinephrine.

VA - HB1038 Automated and remote dispensing systems; use in certain facilities.

VA - HB1052 Local government; alternative and conventional onsite sewage systems.

VA - HB1055 Eastern VA Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University, board of directors of; membership.

VA - HB1059 Hospital price transparency; private right of action, patient payment disputes, noncompliance.

VA - HB1063 Nursing homes; application requirements.

VA - HB1064 Neurobehavioral science unit; established, waiver services for individuals w/traumatic brain injury.

VA - HB1065 Community services boards; quarterly stakeholder meetings.

VA - HB1067 Pharmacy technicians; expansion of allowable duties.

VA - HB1068 Pharmacy outsourcing and pharmacy technician remote database access; regulations.

VA - HB1128 Children's advocacy centers; definitions, investigations by local departments of social services.

VA - HB1130 Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.

VA - HB1165 Persons with disabilities; adds definitions related to rights.

VA - HB1166 Central fill pharmacies; establishes requirements.

VA - HB1168 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; powers.

VA - HB1185 Prescription Monitoring Program; overdose information.

VA - HB1188 Certificate of public need program; phased elimination.

VA - HB1194 Therapeutically equivalent drug products; provisions for return of outdated drugs.

VA - HB1204 Mobile food units; VDH to amend regulations and guidance documents.

VA - HB1232 Perinatal services for parents; DOH to obtain all available federal funding for services.

VA - HB1239 Unaccompanied homeless youth; consent to surgical or medical care.

VA - HB1269 Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services, exception.

VA - HB1278 Auricular acupuncture; use of the five needle protocol.

VA - HB1282 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amendments, program rule.

VA - HB1285 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; adds to powers and duties.

VA - HB1289 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; health workforce development program.

VA - HB1290 Nursing faculty; Board of Nursing to amend regulations to educational requirements.

VA - HB1294 Psychological practitioners; establishes a licensing procedure.

VA - HB1295 Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems.

VA - HB1306 Veterinary Medicine, Board of; powers and duties, satellite offices.

VA - HB1313 Fostering Futures program; increases age limit for program.

VA - HB1318 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amendments, program rule.

VA - HB1322 Certified registered nurse anesthetist; elimination of supervision requirement.

VA - SB403 Behavioral health technicians, etc.; scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications.

VA - SB488 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amdmts., prog. modifications.

VA - SB513 Funeral services; transportation protection agreements.

VA - SB521 Preneed funeral contracts; declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee.

VA - SB537 Hospital regulations; use of smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures.

VA - SB553 Nursing education programs; out-of-state clinical sites.

VA - SB568 Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by DBHDS, nursing homes.

VA - SB590 Community services boards; emergency services and core of services.

VA - SB607 Pharmacy outsourcing and pharmacy technician remote database access; regulations.

VA - SB610 Slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waiver slots, sunset date.

VA - SB615 Medicaid- & CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries; DMAS shall convene work group to design services benefits.

VA - SB620 PACE programs; long-term services and support screening.

VA - SB626 Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services, exception.

VA - SB629 Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.

VA - SB636 Transcranial magnetic stimulation; DBHDS to establish pilot program for veterans.

VA - HB1333 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act.

VA - HB1336 Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by DBHDS, nursing homes.

VA - HB1340 Breast implant patient decision checklist; Board of Medicine to develop.

VA - HB1348 Pharmaceutical Services, Office of; establishes in Department of General Services, report.

VA - HB1366 Social services, local departments of; employee criminal background checks.

VA - HB1387 Veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty.

VA - HB1389 Practice of athletic training; amends definition.

VA - SB663 Veterinary Medicine, Board of; powers and duties, satellite offices.

VA - SB676 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial eligibility.

VA - HB1423 Home care services; publication of information.

VA - HB1426 Dynamic Benefit Adjustment System; established.

VA - HB1431 Alternative onsite sewage systems; approval of treatment units.

VA - HB1448 Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination.

VA - SB683 Family and Children's Trust Fund; modifies membership, powers and duties.

VA - HB1450 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act.

VA - HB1455 Virginia Memory Project; established.

VA - HB1476 Child abuse; adds to list of mandatory reporters.

VA - HB1479 Health professions; universal licensure, requirements.

VA - HB1498 Adult day care centers; name changes to adult day centers throughout the Code.

VA - HB1499 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition.

VA - HB1500 Behavioral health technicians and trainees; registration requirements for Board of Counseling.

VA - SB716 Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc.

VA - HB1542 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties.

VA - HB1545 Physician assistants; definitions, requisite training and education achievements.