Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc.

Added the official Enrolled status, Act number, and approval date to finalize the legislation for execution.

Removed the House Substitute header, bill number, committee attribution, and patron name as these are no longer relevant once the bill is enacted.

The Bed Registry Advisory Council composition was expanded to include representatives from the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians and two emergency physician representatives.

The Advisory Council was granted authority to approve the release of routine or frequent data reports without requiring a new review for each request, provided there are no substantial changes.

Access to individual patient data is now restricted to cases explicitly approved by the Advisory Council, whereas previously it was limited to sharing with outside entities.

The definition of confidential information was clarified to specifically cover data identifying individuals receiving services, citing HIPAA and state laws.