Healthcare

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

HB 823: Community Living and Family and Individual Supports Waiver; program rule amendments.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; 1915(c) Home and Community Based Waivers; program rule amendments; direct support professionals. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary approvals to amend the program rules for the Community Living and Family and Individual Supports Waivers to provide for compensation of a direct support professional for a waiver recipient in an acute care hospital under certain circumstances.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAmends waiver rules to compensate direct support professionals for hospital-based care, improving access to community health services for waiver recipients.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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

HB 1116: Publicly accessible nursing home info. portal; reporting of incident involving emerg. med. services.

Department of Health; Department of Social Services; publicly accessible nursing home information portal; publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal; reporting of incidents involving emergency medical services. Directs the Department of Health to establish a nursing home information portal and the Department of Social Services to establish an assisted living facility information portal to consolidate publicly available information on nursing homes and assisted living facilities, respectively. The bill requires operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities to submit a quarterly report to the Department of Health or the Department of Social Services, respectively, with information on incidents involving emergency medical services.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareCreates public portals for nursing home/assisted living data, enhancing transparency and patient access to facility information within healthcare settings.75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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

HB 1209: Hospitals; itemized statements, non-emergent procedures, tests, or services.

Hospitals; itemized statements; non-emergent procedures, tests, or services. Requires hospitals to provide patients with an itemized statement of charges for services rendered for any non-emergent medical procedure, test, or service.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires hospitals to provide itemized billing for non-emergent services, enhancing patient transparency and cost access per healthcare policy indicators.95% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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

HB 1240: Medicaid; eligibility determination appeal time limit, mailed communications time period.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Social Services; Medicaid eligibility determination appeal time limit; mailed communications time period. Directs (i) the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend its regulations to extend the time limit for appeals of eligibility determinations and (ii) the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Social Services to amend their regulations to create a mailing time period for communications related to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExtends Medicaid appeal time limits, improving access to healthcare coverage for beneficiaries by reducing barriers to challenging eligibility denials.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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

HB 1434: Medicaid; benefit for nutrition services programs, sunset.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid benefit for nutrition services programs; sunset. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to, conditional on the receipt of all necessary approvals and the securing of federal financial participation, implement a provision for payment of medical assistance for nutrition services programs which may include case management, nutrition counseling and instruction, home-delivered meals and pantry stocking, nutrition prescriptions, and grocery provisions. The bill directs the Department to prioritize the purchase and distribution of locally grown food wherever feasible. The implementation of nutrition services programs pursuant to the bill is conditional on the Department obtaining all necessary approvals and federal financial participation. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027, if such approval and federal financial participation is not obtained.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid coverage for nutrition services including counseling and home-delivered meals, directly advancing healthcare access under public health programs.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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

HB 136: Sickle cell disease; feasibility of Medicaid benefit and Medicaid Health Homes, report.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; sickle cell disease; feasibility of Medicaid benefit and Medicaid Health Homes; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to determine the feasibility of participating in an optional Medicaid benefit for sickle cell disease and establishing Medicaid Health Homes to coordinate care and provide treatment for individuals with sickle cell disease. The bill requires the Department to report its findings in its annual review of sickle cell disease treatment and submit such review to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 15, 2026.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareDirects feasibility study for Medicaid benefit and Health Homes for sickle cell disease, aiming to expand coverage and coordinated care access.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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

HB 525: Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; amends Plan, literacy pilot program.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; literacy pilot program. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary permissions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize and fund a pilot program promoting early literacy and parental bonding as part of routine pediatric primary care visits in select underserved localities through a partnership with Reach Out and Read.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds early literacy pilot in pediatric visits for underserved areas, directly supporting early childhood education and expanding access to foundational learning.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds pediatric literacy pilot program within medical visits, enhancing preventive care access through Department of Medical Assistance Services partnership.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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

HB 1428: Pregnant women; SHHR to establish website to provide services and programs available.

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; State Health Commissioner; website; services and programs available to pregnant women. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) and the State Health Commissioner, by July 1, 2027, to establish, maintain, and annually update a website that provides information about public and private agencies, services, and programs available to pregnant women. The bill specifies that the website shall include a portal that allows users to receive specifically tailored pregnancy information and provides for the submission of feedback on how user-friendly and helpful the portal was in providing such specifically tailored information. The bill requires the Secretary to submit a report to the General Assembly, no later than 180 days after the website and portal are established, on (i) the traffic on the website and portal; (ii) user feedback submitted regarding the website and portal; (iii) any identified gaps in services for pregnant and postpartum women, including any missing resources helpful to include in future updates; and (iv) recommendations on how to improve the user experience based upon user feedback.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates website providing info on healthcare services for pregnant women, improving access to existing programs and enhancing patient information availability.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 17, 2026

SB 449: Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom(submitting to qualified voters).

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia relating to the right to make one's own decisions related to reproductive health care, including access to abortion. The amendment protects patients and their doctors and nurses from being punished for making such decisions. The amendment allows the state to place restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's life or physical or mental health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive. This bill is identical to HB 781.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects patient rights and access to reproductive health care, directly advancing healthcare access and rights under the topic description.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2026

HB 1245: Virginia Health Care Fund; additional funding and uses.

Virginia Health Care Fund; additional funding and uses; emergency. Expands allowable funding sources of the Virginia Health Care Fund to include appropriated state general fund moneys and moneys from public and private sources. The bill allows moneys from the Fund to be used for financial assistance to organizations and service providers that provide health care services, or expand the provision of health care services, to populations protected by the Virginia Human Rights Act. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExpands state general fund appropriations for health care services, directing existing budget resources to fund essential health care programs under the Virginia Human Rights Act.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands funding sources and allows fund use for health care services to protected populations, increasing access and support.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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