Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 452: Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions, sunset.

Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions. Permits a person employed or engaged by a hospital, health system, or urgent care center that is affiliated with a hospital or health care system to practice within the scope of his employment as a radiologic technologist, radiologic assistant, or radiologic technologist, limited without obtaining a license. Under current law, such exception only applies to radiologic technologists who are employees of a hospital. The bill exempts the initial promulgation of regulations pursuant to the bill by the Board of Medicine from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands scope for radiologic staff in hospitals/urgent care without licenses, improving access to diagnostic services per bill's licensure exception expansion.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 469: Autism Competencies Checklist; positive behavior support facilitators, training.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Autism Competencies Checklist; positive behavior support facilitators; training. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend its regulations relating to the Autism Competencies Checklist to allow positive behavior support facilitators to conduct training sessions on such competencies for direct support professionals and direct support professional supervisors who provide support for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareDirects DMAS to allow positive behavior support facilitators to train professionals on autism competencies, enhancing care quality for developmental disabilities within healthcare services.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2026

HB 38: Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction, requirements.

Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction; requirements. Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental health awareness training but does not contain any requirements relating to the specific topics such training must address. The bill prohibits any of its provisions or any policy adopted in accordance with its provisions from being construed to permit biased or discriminatory treatment of any youth population deemed to be at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates mental health training for teachers addressing youth mental health needs, advancing student well-being programs in schools per APA best practices.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates mental health awareness training for school staff addressing youth mental health challenges, directly supporting mental health services through evidence-based practices.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 31, 2026

HB 220: Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEliminates tobacco-based premium surcharges, making health insurance more accessible and affordable for tobacco users by removing a cost barrier.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

passed both · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 31, 2026

HJ 1: Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that such right shall not be, directly or indirectly, denied, burdened, or infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest, as defined in the amendment, and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment specifies that, notwithstanding the other provisions of the amendment, the Commonwealth may regulate the provision of abortion care in the third trimester, provided that in no circumstance shall the Commonwealth prohibit an abortion (i) that in the professional judgment of a physician is medically indicated to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual or (ii) when in the professional judgment of a physician the fetus is not viable.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes constitutional protection for reproductive freedom, preventing restrictions on reproductive health services, directly aligning with patient rights protection in healthcare.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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passed both · Virginia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SJ 1: Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that such right shall not be, directly or indirectly, denied, burdened, or infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest, as defined in the amendment, and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment specifies that, notwithstanding the other provisions of the amendment, the Commonwealth may regulate the provision of abortion care in the third trimester, provided that in no circumstance shall the Commonwealth prohibit an abortion (i) that in the professional judgment of a physician is medically indicated to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual or (ii) when in the professional judgment of a physician the fetus is not viable.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill protects reproductive freedom as a fundamental healthcare right, ensuring access to services without undue restrictions, aligning with patient rights and access indicators.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2026

HB 495: School boards; mental health awareness training for full-time school bus drivers.

School boards; mental health awareness training; full-time school bus drivers. Permits any school board to require each school bus driver employed on a full-time basis in the local school division to complete mental health awareness training at least once. The bill requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to consider condensing and abbreviating the existing mental health first aid training program into a two-hour module that any school board may utilize in order to train full-time school bus drivers.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates mental health awareness training for school bus drivers (similar to teachers), promoting student well-being and support services within schools.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates mental health awareness training for school bus drivers, expanding mental health service provision in schools.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026

HB 470: Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services; employer of record. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to modify the program rules for consumer-directed services available through certain Medicaid waivers to allow an individual receiving services to serve as the employer of record (EOR) for his own service delivery and designate another individual to perform all or a portion of the duties of the EOR on the individual's behalf when the individual receiving services is unable to perform such duties or direct his own care. The bill specifies that when an individual (i) has not yet reached the age of majority, (ii) is ineligible to use his existing employer identification number (EIN) to facilitate the taxation of benefits, or (iii) is otherwise determined to be ineligible by DMAS by administrative rule, the EIN shall be assigned to the individual receiving services and shall not be transferred to another individual. Under the bill, DMAS has the authority to limit such amendments to specify that an individual receiving services may make such designation no more than twice per calendar year.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill modifies Medicaid waiver rules to allow recipients to serve as employer of record for services, enhancing patient control and flexibility in care delivery within Medicaid program.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 983: Immunization requirements for children; removes hepatitis B vaccine.

Immunization requirements for children; hepatitis B vaccine. Removes the hepatitis B vaccine from the list of required immunizations for children in the Commonwealth, removes the extended conditional enrollment period for students requiring more than two doses of the hepatitis B vaccine, and directs the Board of Health to amend its regulations to remove provisions requiring children to receive the hepatitis B vaccine.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves hepatitis B vaccine from required immunizations, weakening public health vaccination program.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 542: Abortion; informed written consent, newborn safety devices.

Provision of abortion; informed written consent; newborn safety devices. Requires the physician or advanced practice registered nurse authorized to perform an abortion, induction, or termination to provide certain written information regarding newborn safety devices for the purposes of effectuating a pregnant woman's informed written consent prior to the abortion, induction, or termination. The bill directs the Department of Health to publish by October 1, 2026, in English and in each language that is the primary language of two percent or more of the population of the Commonwealth, such information relating to newborn safety devices in such a way as to ensure that the information is easily comprehensible.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRequires additional consent steps for abortions, restricting access to reproductive healthcare services85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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