Health, Welfare and Institutions

VA - Health, Welfare and Institutions Subcommittee #1 (House)

VA - Health, Welfare and Institutions Subcommittee #2 (House)

VA - Social Services (House)

VA - Health, Welfare and Institutions Subcommittee #3 (House)

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

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VA - Delegate Christopher T. Head (R)

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Vice Chair

VA - Delegate Sam Rasoul (D)

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VA - Delegate Robert B. Bell (R)

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VA - Delegate M. Keith Hodges (R)

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VA - Delegate James E. Edmunds, II (R)

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VA - Delegate Roxann L. Robinson (R)

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VA - Delegate Wendell S. Walker (R)

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VA - Delegate C. Matthew Fariss (R)

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VA - Delegate G. "John" Avoli (R)

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VA - Delegate Mike A. Cherry (R)

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VA - Delegate Phillip A. Scott (R)

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VA - Delegate Kim A. Taylor (R)

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VA - Delegate Marie E. March (R)

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

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VA - Delegate Mark D. Sickles (D)

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VA - Delegate Patrick A. Hope (D)

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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 Karrie K. Delaney (D)

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VA - Delegate Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (R)

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VA - Delegate Dawn M. Adams (D)

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VA - Delegate Elizabeth R. Guzman (D)

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VA - Delegate Kathy K.L. Tran (D)

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VA - Delegate Rodney T. Willett (D)

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VA - Delegate Sally L. Hudson (D)

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VA - SB14 Prescription drug donation program; Bd. of Pharmacy shall convene a work group to evaluate, report.

VA - HB16 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.

VA - HB22 Medical mandates; each adult has a fundamental right to be free from mandates.

VA - HB27 COVID-19 vaccination status; mandatory COVID-19 vaccination prohibited, discrimination prohibited.

VA - SB40 Assisted living facilities; involuntary discharge, safeguards for residents.

VA - SB48 Aging, Commonwealth Council on; required to submit an annual report.

VA - HB50 Infant relinquishment laws; DSS to establish hotline to make information available to public.

VA - SB55 Death certificates; State Registrar to amend certificates after receiving corrected information.

VA - SB56 Foster Care Prevention program; established.

VA - SB63 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.

VA - HB80 Healthcare Regulatory Sandbox Program; established, report, sunset date.

VA - HB81 Statewide Telehealth Plan; Board of Health shall contract with the Virginia Telehealth Network.

VA - HB84 Out-of-state audiologists; providing free health care to an underserved area in the Commonwealth.

VA - SB86 Outdoor motorsports facilities; regulations regarding sanitary facility requirements.

VA - HB87 Pandemic response and preparedness; joint subcommittee established to study, report.

VA - SB100 Licensed programs, DBHDS; cardiopulmonary resuscitation for program participants.

VA - HB92 Health care providers; amends definition to include home care organizations and hospice.

VA - HB93 Home care organizations; changes the license renewal requirement.

VA - HB94 Public Guardianship and Conservator Ombudsman Office; established.

VA - HB96 Public guardian and conservator program; decennial review of staff-to-client ratios, report.

VA - HB97 Nursing homes; regulations, electronic monitoring.

VA - HB98 Adult protective services; central registry.

VA - HB99 Funeral service licensees, funeral directors, etc.; continuing education completion every 3 years.

VA - HB102 Prescriptions; off-label use.

VA - HB145 Physician assistants; practice.

VA - HB156 Health, Department of; certain communication prohibited.

VA - SB129 Alkaline hydrolysis; work group to determine regulatory & statutory changes needed to legalize, etc.

VA - SB130 Public health emergency; hospital or nursing home, addition of beds.

VA - HB191 Health Workforce Development; creates position of Special Advisor to the Governor.

VA - HB192 Opioids; amends sunset provisions relating to prescriber requesting information about a patient.

VA - HB193 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to the Act.

VA - SB169 Practical nurses, licensed; authority to pronounce death for a patient in hospice, etc.

VA - SB192 Health director, local; qualifications.

VA - SB201 Hospitals; financial assistance for uninsured patient, payment plans.

VA - HB213 Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.

VA - HB229 Social determinants of health; VDH shall collect & analyze information including demographic data.

VA - HB232 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; recovery of fraudulent payments, report.

VA - HB234 Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.; SHHR to study current oversight/regulation.

VA - HB235 Hospitals; protocols for patients receiving rehabilitation services.

VA - HB241 Medical assistance; reimbursement for wheelchair bases, etc., for individuals in nursing facilities.

VA - HB242 Professional counselors, licensed; added to list of providers who can disclose or recommend records.

VA - HB243 Medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine; requirements for practitioners.

VA - HB248 Carrier & managed care health insurance plans; VDH to review efficiency & productivity, etc.

VA - HB264 Public health emergency; out-of-state licenses, deemed licensure.

VA - HB278 Community health assessments and community health improvement plans; impact on health of residents.

VA - HB285 Clinical nurse specialist; practice agreements.

VA - HB286 Nurse practitioners; authorized to declare death and determine cause of death.

VA - HB306 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception.

VA - HB312 Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; annual marketing plan.

VA - HB318 Peer Recovery Support Fund; established.

VA - HB327 Child protective services data; DSS to identify & report certain data to Gov. & General Assembly.

VA - HB330 Nursing homes & certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.

VA - HB343 Barrier crimes; removing offenses involving possession, etc., of controlled substances.

VA - HB349 Foster care; housing support for persons between ages 18 and 21.

VA - HB353 Unaccompanied homeless youth; consent to medical care.

VA - HB360 Health insurance; carrier contracts, carrier provision of certain prescription drug information.

VA - HB388 State facilities; video visitation.

VA - HB390 Medical assistance services; violence interruption services.

VA - HB392 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP); investigation of deaths.

VA - HB407 Movie theaters; open captioning to include drive-in theaters.

VA - HB420 Opioid-related emergencies; evidence-based best practices in the emergency department.

VA - HB427 Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams and family assessment, etc.

VA - HB478 Wholesale prescription drug importation program; Sec. of Health and Human Resources to establish.

VA - HB481 Hospitals; price transparency.

VA - HB484 Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; exemption for postsecondary students.

VA - HB494 Human donor milk bank licensing; payment of medical assistance and health insurance coverage.

VA - HB498 H-2B employer-provided housing; registry.

VA - HB512 COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, discrimination prohibited.

VA - HB514 Mask mandates; prohibition.

VA - HB519 Hospitals; regulations, visitation of individuals infected with COVID-19.

VA - HB534 State plan for medical assistance services; eligibility, social security disability income.

VA - HB537 Telemedicine; out-of-state providers, behavioral health services provided by practitioner.

VA - HB538 Perinatal health care providers; implicit bias training.

VA - HB555 Health care providers; transfer of patient records in conjunction with closure, etc.

VA - HB560 Health insurance; retail community pharmacies.

VA - HB566 Public hospitals; medical debt collection practices.

VA - HB598 Registered surgical technologist; criteria for registration.

VA - HB604 Nursing, Board of; power and duty to prescribe minimum standards, etc., for educational programs.

VA - HB618 Barrier crimes; possession of controlled substances.

VA - HB624 Behavioral health safety net workforce needs; DBHDS to develop strategy to address, report.

VA - HB646 Nursing homes; standards of care and staff requirements, regulations.

VA - HB651 Individuals w/ intellectual disabilities; DMAS to report on use of community intermediate care.

VA - HB653 Foster care; DSS to establish and implement a collaborative local board placement program.

VA - HB659 Investigation of death; studying cases when person dies while receiving services from licensed prog.

VA - SB231 Individuals w/developmental disabilities; DMAS to amend waivers providing services, regulation, etc.

VA - SB232 Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.

VA - SB241 Renal Disease Council; created, report.

VA - SB257 Counseling Compact; Dept. of Health Professions shall review merits entering into Compact.

VA - HB663 Mandatory outpatient treatment; reorganizes and clarifies provisions governing.

VA - HB668 Facilities for civilly committed sex. violent predators; reports to Commonwealth's advocacy system.

VA - HB669 Swimming pools & water recreational facilities; study to determine whether VDH should regulate.

VA - HB679 Opioids; providers of treatment for addiction, conditions for initial licensure, location.

VA - HB680 Medical assistance services; state plan, case management service, individuals w/severe brain injury.

VA - HB690 Assisted living facilities; involuntary discharge of a resident.

VA - SB300 Opioids; providers of treatment for addiction, conditions for initial licensure, location.

VA - SB307 Kinship foster care; notice and appeal.

VA - SB317 Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice.

VA - HB712 Pharmacy, Board of; safe sharps disposal containers required for pharmacies for public use.

VA - HB716 Kinship foster care; notice and appeal.

VA - HB717 Unaccompanied homeless youths; consent for housing services.

VA - HB743 Certificate of public need; conditions related to inpatient psychiatric services and facilities.

VA - HB745 Respiratory therapists; practice pending licensure.

VA - HB751 Suspected abuse; mandated reporters.

VA - HB769 Onsite sewage system pump-out oversight; certain localities.

VA - HB770 Freestanding emergency departments; Bd. of Health to promulgate regulations related to departments.

VA - SB350 Health records; patient's right to disclosure.

VA - HB783 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious exception.

VA - HB800 Medical assistance services; eligibility, individuals confined in state correctional facilities.

VA - SB369 Public health emergency; out-of-state licenses, deemed licensure.

VA - SB375 Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.

VA - HB805 Barrier crimes; eliminates certain crimes from the definition, etc.

VA - HB807 Criminal history background checks; governing individuals providing certain services for adults.

VA - HB861 Certificate of public need; charity care, projects involving nursing homes.

VA - HB877 Public benefits; eligibility of certain aliens.

VA - HB878 Comprehensive health care coverage program; DMAS to establish.

VA - HB896 Nurse practitioner; patient care team provider.

VA - HB900 Public health emergency; hospital or nursing home, addition of beds.

VA - HB910 Hospitals; emergency department CPT code data reporting, quarterly reports.

VA - HB915 Immunizations; required vaccinations for children, regulations.

VA - HB916 Health care providers; health records of minors, available via secure website.

VA - HB917 Aging services; allocation of resources, individuals with the greatest economic need.

VA - HB919 Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in water supplies and waterworks; Board of Health regulations.

VA - HB921 Controlled substances; prescriber may establish practitioner-patient relationship.

VA - HB930 Human research; research involving minors, requirements.

VA - HB931 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; publication of disciplinary actions.

VA - HB933 Pharmaceutical processors; amends the definition of "cannabis oil."

VA - HB937 Family planning services; restrictions on expenditure of funds.

VA - HB939 Public health emergency; Comm. of Health to authorize administration, etc., of necessary drugs, etc.

VA - HB943 Health insurance; retail community pharmacies.

VA - HB962 Vaccines; adverse events, reporting.

VA - HB976 Prescriptions; unapproved use.

VA - HB981 Health professions, certain; licensure by endorsement.

VA - HB987 Medicaid; program information, accessibility on every state agency or local government website.

VA - HB990 Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.

VA - HB991 Individuals with developmental disabilities; DMAS to amend waivers providing services, etc.

VA - HB1001 Death certificates; State Registrar to amend certificates after receiving corrected information.

VA - HB1011 Public drinking water; Com. of Health to study occurrence of various substances & acids in water.

VA - HB1012 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program.

VA - HB1038 Emergency rules, regulations, and orders; prohibition on mask mandates.

VA - HB1046 Over-the-counter medications, etc.; DMAS to study plan for a process to allow direct purchase.

VA - HB1071 Hospitals; financial assistance for uninsured patient, payment plans.

VA - HB1079 Local department; establishing human resources staff position, etc.

VA - HB1086 Adoption; death of joint petitioner prior to entry of final order.

VA - HB1098 Obesity prevention and other obesity-related services; payment of medical assistance.

VA - HB1105 Practitioners, licensed; continuing education related to implicit bias and cultural competency.

VA - HB1106 Produce Rx Program; established, report.

VA - HB1107 Hospitals; VDH shall develop recommendations for protocols on obstetrical services, report.

VA - HB1116 Child abuse and neglect; valid complaint.

VA - SB414 Nurse practitioners; patient care team physician supervision capacity increased.

VA - SB425 Barrier crimes; eliminates certain crimes from the definition, etc., eliminates current exceptions.

VA - SB426 Medical assistance services; state plan, remote patient monitoring.

VA - SB428 Health insurance; carrier contracts, carrier provision of certain prescription drug information.

VA - SB429 DBHDS and VSP; development of mental health and public safety mobile applications.

VA - SB435 Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams and family assessment, etc.

VA - SB436 Statewide Telehealth Plan; Board of Health shall contract with the Virginia Telehealth Network.

VA - SB448 Hospitals; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

VA - SB479 Health services; obsolete provisions.

VA - SB485 Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act; youth services citizen boards, duties, guidelines.

VA - SB511 Opioid treatment program pharmacy; medication dispensing, registered/licensed practical nurses.

VA - SB542 Cannabis products; written certification for the use.

VA - SB574 Child care; background checks for applicants for employment, etc.

VA - SB577 Children's residential facilities; criminal history background checks.

VA - SB580 Home care organizations; Department of Health to remove triennial audit requirement.

VA - SB590 Dentistry; license to teach, foreign dental program graduates.

VA - SB594 Medicaid participants; treatment involving the prescription of opioids, payment.

VA - HB1158 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; sanctions.

VA - HB1172 Certified recovery residences; Bd. of BHDS to adopt regulations.

VA - HB1180 Substance abuse services providers; assessment, tobacco use disorder.

VA - HB1187 Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice.

VA - HB1193 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; coordinated specialty care, work group established.

VA - SB641 Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Program Advisory Board; established.

VA - HB1207 DARS; training, powers, and duties of guardian.

VA - SB647 Public health emergency; Comm. of Health to authorize administration, etc., of necessary drugs, etc.

VA - HB1211 Opioid Abatement Authority; increases membership of Board of Directors.

VA - HB1221 Hospitals; charity care policies, individuals with low English proficiency.

VA - HB1240 Counseling, Board of; licensure of professional counselors without examination.

VA - SB663 Telemedicine services; state plan for medical assistance services, provision for payment.

VA - HB1245 Nurse practitioners; practice without a practice agreement, repeals sunset provision.

VA - HB1270 SNAP benefits; waiver to allow inmates of correctional facilities to apply prior to release.

VA - HB1294 Personal care services; requirements for managed care organizations.

VA - HB1305 Patrick County; reestablishment of a general hospital.

VA - HB1307 Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty.

VA - HB1323 Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines.

VA - HB1324 Pharmacy, Board of; pharmacy work environment requirements.

VA - HB1329 Sexual assault; pediatric survivors.

VA - HB1334 Child abuse and neglect; amends definition, valid complaint.

VA - HB1342 Hospital regulations; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence.

VA - HB1345 Virginia Transplant Council; increases membership.

VA - SB671 Pharmaceutical processors; amends the definition of "cannabis oil."

VA - SB672 Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines.

VA - SB689 Foster or adoptive homes; background checks, etc., for applicants.

VA - SB714 Comprehensive crisis system; voluntary mental health check-in option as part of the system, report.

VA - SB759 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to the Act.

VA - HB1359 Health care; consent to disclosure of records.

VA - SB772 Cannabis; definitions, dispensing products, patient registration.