HB 1976 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

High-risk pregnant patients; remote patient monitoring services available to patients.

Summary
Department of Medical Assistance Services; remote patient monitoring; high-risk pregnant patients. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend its regulations, guidance, and provider manuals to clarify that remote patient monitoring services for high-risk pregnant patients include pregnant patients with maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension. The bill requires the Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2025, on the number of persons receiving remote patient monitoring services for maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension and the cost of providing such services.
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 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates Virginia's regulations to explicitly include pregnant patients with maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension as eligible for remote patient monitoring services. It also establishes a requirement for the Department of Medical Assistance Services to submit a detailed report on the usage and costs of these services to state officials by November 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of remote patient monitoring eligibility to specifically cover high-risk pregnant patients with maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension, which were previously not explicitly listed.
ELIGIBILITY

Explicitly added maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension as qualifying conditions for pregnant patients to receive remote patient monitoring services.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate for the Department of Medical Assistance Services to submit a report on the number of patients served and the associated costs to the Governor and legislative committees by November 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's chapter number from 'Chapter' to 'Chapter 521' and changed the approval date from 'Approved' to 'Approved March 24, 2025'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2025

How they voted

400
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
34
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (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 (HB1976ER)
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 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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