HB 1904 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, etc.; coverage for nursery services.

Summary

Department of Health; coverage for nursery services; certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; pediatric nurse practitioners. Directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations on coverage for nursery services to (i) allow certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, or pediatric nurse practitioners with pediatric privileges and a neonatal resuscitation certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics, including endotracheal intubation training, to be on the 24-hour on-call duty roster for nursery care if a physician is not available and (ii) permit physicians to provide consultation via telehealth when a certified nurse midwife, licensed certified midwife, or pediatric nurse practitioner is providing coverage for the 24-hour on-call duty roster and a physician is incapable of arriving on site within 30 minutes of notification.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill finalizes the legislative process for HB 1904, officially enacting the law into the Virginia Code as Chapter 488. The primary substantive change is the addition of a specific approval date (March 24, 2025), which establishes when the law officially takes effect. The bill directs the Department of Health to update its regulations to allow certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, and pediatric nurse practitioners to serve on 24-hour on-call duty rosters for general level newborn nurseries.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on expanding staffing options for newborn nurseries, but the finalization adds a specific effective date for the regulatory changes.

TIMELINE

Added the specific approval date of March 24, 2025, marking the official enactment of the law.

CHAPTER_NUMBER

Assigned the official chapter number 488 to the act in the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

TECHNICAL

Removed the placeholder text indicating the session year and the generic 'Chapter' title.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1904ER)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Delegate Willett Amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors