Health, Welfare and Institutions

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

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

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

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

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Chair

VA - Delegate Christopher T. Head (R)

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Vice Chair

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 Cherry, Mike A. (R)

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VA - Delegate Scott, Phillip A. (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 Hayes, C.E. Cliff (D)

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VA - Delegate Karrie K. Delaney (D)

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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 Willett, Rodney T. (D)

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VA - Delegate Sally L. Hudson (D)

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VA - HB98 Adult protective services; central registry.

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

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

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

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

VA - HB560 Health insurance; retail community pharmacies.

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

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

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

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

VA - HB943 Health insurance; retail community pharmacies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

VA - HB1389 Mental illness or emotional disturbance; administration of any medication for treatment, etc.

VA - SB788 Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.

VA - HB1397 Student immunization requirements; parental opt out.

VA - SB798 Individuals with disabilities; terminology.

VA - HB1409 Drug Control act; distribution of hypodermic needles.

VA - SB802 Counseling Compact; licensure of professional counselors.

VA - HB1426 Human trafficking; continuing education required for biennial renewal of licensure.

VA - HB1433 Counseling Compact; licensure of professional counselors.

VA - HB1446 Certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.

VA - HB1447 Controlled substances; administration by emergency medical providers.

VA - HB1449 Emergency medical services providers; administration of prescription medication.

VA - HB1450 Individuals with disabilities; terminology.

VA - SB824 Substance Abuse Services Council; name change, membership.

VA - SB827 Hospital emergency departments; required security and training, regulations.

VA - HB1465 Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; established.

VA - SB836 Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; established.

VA - SB846 Peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions.

VA - HB1489 Naturopathic medicine; establishes licensure requirements for the practice.

VA - HB1511 Midwifery; administration of medication.

VA - HB1512 Medical assistance services; durable medical equipment, complex rehabilitation technology.

VA - HB1521 Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty.

VA - HB1525 Peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions.

VA - HB1534 Loan repayment programs; creates program for mental health professionals.

VA - HB1562 Insurrections; bars serving in positions of public trust.

VA - SB894 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of Act.

VA - HB1564 Nursing homes; standards of care, administrative sanctions.

VA - HB1567 Perinatal health; VDH, et al., to evaluate strategies to reduce maternal & infant mortality rates.

VA - HB1573 Mental health conditions & impairment; health regulatory board w/in DHP to amend its applications.

VA - HB1597 Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.

VA - HB1598 Medical cannabis program; transition from Bd. of Pharmacy to Va. Cannabis Control Authority, report.

VA - HB1600 Certificate of public need; expedited review process.

VA - HB1602 State plan for medical assistance services; telemedicine, in-state presence.

VA - SB923 Kinship as Foster Care Prevention Program; established.

VA - SB926 Emergency Dept. Care Management Grant Program and Fund; established & created, report, sunset date.

VA - SB945 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial flexibility, report.

VA - SB948 Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions.

VA - SB970 Mental health conditions & impairment; health regulatory board w/in DHP to amend its applications.

VA - SB975 Certified nurse midwives, etc.; designation as advanced practice registered nurses.

VA - SB1005 Physical therapy; practice.

VA - HB1622 Health regulatory boards; delegation of authority to conduct informal fact-finding proceedings.

VA - HB1624 Mental health and rehabilitative services; military serv. members transitioning to civilian life.

VA - HB1638 DPOR, et al.; disclosure of certain information.

VA - HB1658 Health professions; proposed scope of practice changes, health regulatory board assessment required.

VA - HB1659 Students with disabilities; DBHDS, best practice standard related to transition of record.

VA - HB1681 Long-term services and supports screening; screening after admission.

VA - HB1689 Patient visitation; request visitation from clergy members during declared public health emergency.

VA - HB1709 Naloxone or other opioid antagonists; persons authorized to administer.

VA - HB1711 Minor's medical records; prohibits denial of parental access to records.

VA - HB1734 Continuing education; implicit bias and cultural competency in health care.

VA - HB1737 Optometry; reorganizes portions of the law regulating practice, etc.

VA - SB1054 Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks.

VA - SB1060 DPOR, et al.; disclosure of certain information.

VA - HB1744 Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity, licensed child-placing agencies, effective date.

VA - HB1754 Telemedicine; practitioner-patient relationship, continuity of care.

VA - SB1071 Mental health and rehabilitative services; military serv. members transitioning to civilian life.

VA - HB1764 Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption, elimination of practice ratio.

VA - HB1768 Child protective services; investigations, interview by child advocacy center, time limits.

VA - HB1787 Schedule VI controlled substance; practitioner-patient relationship.

VA - HB1791 Veterans' Behavioral Health Services Grant Matching Fund; created, report.

VA - HB1799 Opioid Abatement Authority; increases membership.

VA - HB1809 Newborn screening; Krabbe disease and other lysosomal storage disorders.

VA - HB1814 Prescription Monitoring Program; exemptions, licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs.

VA - HB1817 Disposition of unclaimed bodies; how disposition expenses paid, seizure of assets.

VA - HB1819 Amendment of death certificates; county and city registrars.

VA - SB1016 Bedding and upholstered furniture; exemption from regulation.

VA - SB1090 Pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility; increases number of permits issued.

VA - HB1831 Long-term services and supports screening; authorization to share assessments.

VA - HB1833 Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc.

VA - HB1840 Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center; establishing at Old Dominion University.

VA - HB1846 Medical marijuana program; product, registration, dispensing, and recordkeeping requirements.

VA - SB1104 Violence prevention services benefit; DMAS to convene group to advise on design & implementation.

VA - SB1119 Telemedicine; practitioner-patient relationship, continuity of care.

VA - SB1140 DARS; training, powers, and duties of guardian.

VA - HB1864 State agency employees; vaccine requirements, creates exemption.

VA - HB1872 Professional counselors; licensure without examination.

VA - HB1874 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; applying to participate or renewal.

VA - HB1879 Managed care health insurance plan licensees; network adequacy for mental health care services.

VA - HB1889 Higher educational institutions, public, etc.; certain immunization requirements prohibited.

VA - HB1891 Transcranial magnetic stimulation; DBHDS to establish pilot program.

VA - HB1900 Behavioral health and developmental services; provisional licenses issued to providers.

VA - HB1904 Emergency Department Care Management Grant Program and Fund; established and created, report.

VA - HB1906 Auxiliary grants; independent community living.

VA - HB1917 Public pools; Board of Health to adopt regulations.

VA - HB1919 Pregnant inmates; coverage through state plan for medical assistance.

VA - HB1925 Anesthesiologist assistants; establishes criteria for licensure.

VA - SB1147 Human trafficking; continuing education required for biennial renewal of licensure.

VA - SB1155 DBHDS; review of regulations that impact providers.

VA - HB1945 Children and adolescents; data reporting, reporting requirements.

VA - HB1946 Behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts; licensure criteria, certifying entities.

VA - HB1952 Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety.

VA - HB1963 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial flexibility, report.

VA - HB1969 Adult adoptee; access to original birth certificate.

VA - SB1169 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; provisions of performance contracts.

VA - SB1198 Drug Control act; distribution of hypodermic needles.

VA - SB1219 Kinship foster care; barrier crimes, exception.

VA - SB1221 Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance.

VA - SB1254 Maternal Mortality Review Team; annual compilation and release of statistical data.

VA - SB1255 Smartchart Network Program; renames Emergency Department Care Coordination Program, report.

VA - HB2008 Tick-borne diseases; VDH to study reducing occurrence & impact.

VA - HB2018 Children's Services Act; information sharing, confidentiality exception.

VA - HB2025 SNAP benefits program; parent information sheet, free or reduced price meals application.

VA - HB2029 Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board; member terms.

VA - HB2033 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; Va. to become a signatory to Compact.

VA - HB2055 Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the; surplus payroll funds.

VA - HB2057 Public benefits; eligibility of certain aliens.

VA - HB2073 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and Commission; created.

VA - HB2083 State plan for medical assistance services; dental care, anesthesia.

VA - HB2084 Sickle cell disease; annual review of medication and treatment, report.

VA - HB2085 Sickle cell anemia; prescription of opioids for pain management.

VA - HB2091 Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment.

VA - HB2093 State plan for medical assistance services; payment for cranial prostheses.

VA - HB2094 Adult wellness screening; sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait.

VA - HB2097 Sexual assault survivors; administration of emergency contraception by health care providers.

VA - HB2117 Substance abuse counselors; barrier crimes, exception.

VA - HB2139 Prescription refills; authority of pharmacists to refill prescriptions for insulin.

VA - HB2146 Licensure by reciprocity; Bd. of Social Work to examine licensure w/other jurisdictions.

VA - HB2147 Prescriptions; Bd. of Pharmacy to evaluate translated directions for use.

VA - HB2157 Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks.

VA - HB2158 DMAS; Department shall evaluate its ability to comply with certain federal regulations.

VA - HB2160 In-person visitation; policies and procedures at certain facilities.

VA - HB2172 Rights of persons with disabilities; definitions, mobility-impaired person.

VA - HB2173 Bedding and upholstered furniture; exemption from regulation.

VA - HB2183 Nurse practitioners; practice authority upon licensure.

VA - HB2185 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; provisions of performance contracts.

VA - HB2190 Managed care organizations; data collections and reporting requirements, report.

VA - HB2192 Catawba Hospital; substance abuse treatment and recovery services.

VA - HB2210 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program.

VA - HB2211 Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements.

VA - HB2219 Health records privacy; consumer-generated health information.

VA - HB2222 Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; practice prior to certification of licensure.

VA - HB2224 Newborn screening program; VDH & DGS, et al., to evaluate current funding model.

VA - HB2229 Counseling Compact; licensure of professional counselors.

VA - HB2231 Social Work, Board of; expands powers and duties.

VA - HB2232 State plan for medical assistance services; violence prevention services.

VA - HB2237 Hospital price transparency; private right of action, patient payment disputes.

VA - HB2239 Health care providers; Dept. of Health Professions to provide information to public.

VA - HB2248 Substance use disorder; providers of treatment, use of methadone or opioid replacements.

VA - HB2251 Dentists and dental hygienists; DHP shall convene workgroup to analyze licensure requirements.

VA - HB2255 DBHDS; review of regulations that impact providers.

VA - HB2274 Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions.

VA - HB2276 COVID; immunization of children.

VA - HB2279 Certificate of public need program; regulations, charity care.

VA - HB2280 Surgical & medical trtmt. of certain minors; parental consent, admission to mental health facility.

VA - HB2284 Waterworks & Wastewater Works Operators & Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Bd. for; membership.

VA - HB2287 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; practice.

VA - HB2293 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; emergency orders and regulations, limitations, civil penalty.

VA - SB1232 Death investigations; individuals receiving services in a state hospital or training center.

VA - SB1234 Transcranial magnetic stimulation; DBHDS to establish pilot program in two locations.

VA - SB1327 Comprehensive children's health care coverage program; DMAS shall establish.

VA - SB1337 Medical marijuana program; product, registration, dispensing, and recordkeeping requirements.

VA - SB1339 Certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.

VA - SB1344 Alexandria, City of; operation of local health department.

VA - SB1406 Behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts; licensure criteria, certifying entities.

VA - SB1414 Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation Fund; created.

VA - SB1415 Opioids; impact reduction registry, report.

VA - SB1418 State plan for medical assistance services; telemedicine, in-state presence.

VA - SB1421 Adult protective services; referrals to local law enforcement.

VA - SB1424 Naloxone or other opioid antagonists; persons authorized to administer.

VA - SB1426 Controlled substances; administration by emergency medical providers.

VA - HB2306 Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception.

VA - HB2315 Intellectual/Developmental Disability services; DMAS to study, dissemination of information.

VA - SB1269 Auxiliary grants; independent community living, report, effective clause.

VA - SB1270 Managed care organizations; data collections and reporting requirements, report.

VA - SB1275 Midwifery; administration of medication.

VA - SB1279 Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc.

VA - SB1439 Pregnant inmates; coverage through state plan for medical assistance, steps to obtain coverage.

VA - SB1452 Nursing home facility in Amherst County; certificate of public need exemption.

VA - HB2337 Sports facilities; automated external defibrillator required.

VA - HB2342 Background checks; employees of children and developmental services, adult substance abuse services.

VA - HB2344 Adult protective services; referrals to local law enforcement.

VA - HB2345 Smartchart Network Program; renames Emergency Department Care Coordination Program, report.

VA - HB2359 Physical therapy; practice.

VA - SB1457 Long-term services and supports screening; screening after admission.

VA - SB1458 Assisted living facilities; Sec. of Labor, et al., to study regulating staffing agencies.

VA - HB2364 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of Act.

VA - HB2368 Medical marijuana program; product requirements, certifications.

VA - HB2369 Medical marijuana program; dispensaries.

VA - HB2374 Pharmacies; prohibits refusal to fill prescription from telemedicine provider.

VA - HB2380 SNAP applications; information.

VA - HB2382 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; personal reproductive or sexual health information.

VA - SB1465 Community services boards; behavioral health authorities, purpose, performance contracts.

VA - HB2397 Emergency medical services and hospitals; mandatory reporting of controlled substance overdoses.

VA - HB2402 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; protocol, information, training.

VA - SB1474 Mobile food units; Department of Health to amend its regulations.

VA - HB2427 Hospital price transparency; private right of action, patient payment disputes.

VA - HB2430 Produce Rx Program; established, report.

VA - HB2435 Hospital price transparency; enforcement, plans of correction.

VA - HB2437 Court-appointed guardians; training, powers & duties, annual report to local dept. of social serv.

VA - SB1487 Alkaline hydrolysis; establishes registration requirement, regulations.

VA - HB2465 Prescription drugs; return of drugs past their expiration dates.

VA - HB2472 340B Covered Entity Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles Annual Report; definition.

VA - HB2481 Registered surgical technologist; credentialing.

VA - HB2489 Responsible Fatherhood Initiative; fatherhood needs assessment, etc.

VA - HB2497 Midwifery; administration of medication within scope of practice.

VA - SB1508 Assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, and child welfare agencies; provisional license.

VA - SB1531 Va. Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative; SHHR shall convene work group to recommend improving care.

VA - SB1533 Medical marijuana program; additional cultivation facility.

VA - SB1538 Medical assistance services; state plan, pharmacy services.

VA - SB1539 Dentistry; botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes.

VA - SB1544 Licensed providers; DBHDS shall review its regulations relating to required reporting.

VA - SB1546 Restaurants; clarifies definition.