HB 573: Breast implants; Board of Medicine, et al., to create educational materials for patients. - Virginia

Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from a draft substitute version to an officially enacted law (Chapter 627). The core policy requirements, including the mandate for the Board of Medicine to form a work group and the specific topics for educational materials on breast implant risks, remain unchanged. The primary change is the addition of formal legislative approval and a specific effective date.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies to the Virginia Board of Medicine and its licensees.

TIMELINE

Added official chapter number (Chapter 627) and approval date (April 13, 2026), confirming the bill has become law.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft metadata including session year, bill number, amendment type, and the name of the original sponsor.

Changed the header from 'House Substitute' to 'An Act', reflecting the bill's new legal status.

Health and Human Services Substitute → Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The document underwent a significant reformatting process, transitioning from a standard text layout to a structured, paginated legislative format typical of official state records. No substantive policy changes, such as new requirements, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were introduced in this version.

TECHNICAL

The text was restructured with added headers, page numbers, and spacing to conform to official legislative formatting standards, but the underlying bill content remains identical.

Enrolled → Health and Human Services Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill's status changed from an approved 'Enrolled' version to a 'Health and Human Services Substitute' version. This indicates the bill is no longer final and is being reconsidered by the House committee, likely due to proposed amendments or a request for further review before final passage.

Scope change

The substantive scope, requirements, and applicability of the bill remain unchanged; only the procedural status and formatting have been altered.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Enrolled' status and session header, indicating the bill is no longer in its final approved form.

Added substitute bill headers and line numbers, reflecting that the text is now a proposed amendment under consideration by the House Committee on Health and Human Services.

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 6, 2026

MODERATE

The bill evolved from a directive to simply create a checklist to a mandate to convene a diverse work group to develop comprehensive educational materials. The final version requires these materials to cover specific medical risks and alternatives, with a strict deadline for distribution to doctors by January 1, 2027.

Scope change

The scope expanded from a generic requirement for a checklist to a specific mandate for creating educational materials in both electronic and physical formats, distributed to all medical licensees.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement changed from developing a 'patient checklist' to convening a work group to create 'educational materials' in electronic and physical formats.

A specific deadline was added requiring the Board to complete and distribute the materials to licensees by January 1, 2027.

The list of required content was expanded and structured into five specific points, including the risks of complications, BIA-ALCL, autoimmune diseases, aesthetic flat closure, and other systemic symptoms.

DEFINITION

The bill now explicitly defines the required composition of the work group, including plastic surgeons, oncologists, nurse practitioners, and hospitals.

Breast implants; Board of Medicine, et al., to create educational materials for patients.

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