HB 1318

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 6, 2026.

Hospitals; emergency department physicians.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1318
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Health and Human Services; Education and Health
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-06
Summary

Hospitals; emergency department physicians. Requires that hospitals in the Commonwealth with a psychiatric emergency department have certain agreements, described in the bill, in place to transfer patients with non-psychiatric emergency medical conditions to other facilities with emergency departments. The bill also requires that hospitals in the Commonwealth with a psychiatric emergency department have providers present with Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support training.

Sponsor
Willett
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-16 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-06 Status enacted
2026-04-06 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0296)
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