Healthcare

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 332: Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients.

Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients; report. Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil. The bill directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to discuss the implementation process for providing cannabis products to patients in medical care facilities and report on its discussion to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 75.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareDirects Department of Health to establish regulations for medical marijuana access to terminally ill patients, improving healthcare access and patient care options.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

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

Board of Medicine; breast implant educational materials; work group. Directs the Board of Medicine to convene a work group to create educational materials for patients considering breast implants and distribute such materials to its licensees by January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires patient risk disclosure for breast implants, enhancing informed consent and patient rights in medical procedures.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

vetoed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 484: Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices, downcoded claims.

Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices; downcoded claims. Prohibits a carrier, intermediary, administrator, or representative of a carrier from downcoding a claim unless the decision to downcode is determined by a person or electronic system that reflects correct coding standards and considers all relevant patient data from the billing provider in making the determination. The bill requires a carrier, intermediary, administrator, or representative that downcodes a claim to provide certain notice to the provider. The bill requires that all downcoding dispute decisions are reviewed and adjudicated by a natural person.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits insurers from downcoding claims without medical review, protecting patient access and rights by preventing arbitrary claim denials.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 392: Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.

Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk. Requires the sickle cell screening and treatment program to include the offering of educational resources to health care providers on the increased risks for certain cancers among individuals with sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAdds kidney cancer screening to sickle cell disease program for at-risk adults, expanding preventive health services and improving patient access to screenings.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 1026: Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement.

Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement. Permits the Board of Medicine to issue a license to practice chiropractic to a foreign-trained chiropractor who meets certain requirements.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill removes exam requirement for foreign-trained chiropractors, expanding access to healthcare professionals. Aligns with improving patient access to chiropractic services.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 1019: Health Coordination Network Program; patient data collection.

Health Coordination Network Program; patient data collection. Renames the Smartchart Network Program as the Health Coordination Network Program and relocates it within the Code. The bill expands patient level data elements and requires the Commissioner of Health to enter into contract with an authorized nonprofit organization to create, operate, maintain, and administer the Health Coordination Network Program.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates and expands a health data coordination program (Health Coordination Network) to improve care coordination, supporting healthcare system efficiency and patient access through data sharing.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 838: State plan for medical assistance services; adds provision related to doula care.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; doula care. Adds provisions related to the provision of doula care under the state plan for medical assistance services specifying that such care includes support during labor and delivery and up to two linkage-to-care incentive payments for doulas.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAdds doula care to state medical assistance plan with linkage-to-care incentives, expanding maternal health coverage access and support services.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 239: State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.

Certificate of public need; expedited review of certain projects; duties of the State Health Services Plan Task Force. Directs the State Health Services Plan Task Force to develop recommendations for designating areas of the state with an identifiable need for additional projects, taking into account numerous barriers of access to health care. The bill also directs the Board of Health to promulgate updated regulations for expedited application and review processes for certain projects. This bill is identical to HB 1337.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpedites approval for healthcare projects in underserved medical deserts, directly improving patient access to services in areas lacking providers.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 822: School nurses; sickle cell disease training.

SB 822 requires school nurses in public schools to complete training on sickle cell disease. This directly affects school nurses and aims to better support students with sickle cell disease or those at risk. The key provision mandates this training to help nurses recognize symptoms and manage care during health crises. The bill's abstract focuses solely on implementing this training requirement for school health staff.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates training for school nurses on sickle cell disease to better support students' health needs, enhancing school safety and student well-being in K-12 settings.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates training for school nurses on sickle cell disease management, directly improving student health services and crisis response for a specific medical condition.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 790: Health insurance; mandated benefits, coverage for treatment of menopause and perimenopause.

Health insurance; mandated benefits; treatment of menopause and perimenopause. Requires each insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis; each corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts; and each health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services to provide coverage for medically necessary treatment and care for menopause and perimenopause, as described in the bill.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurers to cover medically necessary menopause/perimenopause treatments, expanding required health insurance benefits and improving patient access to specific care.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare