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SB 22

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 8, 2026.

Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-22
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Health and Human Services; Education and Health
Senate enacted 2026-04-08
Education Healthcare
Summary

Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority.

Sponsor
Locke
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-11-17 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-08 Status enacted
2026-04-08 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)
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