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Acute psychiatric bed registry; Bed Registry Advisory Council established; patient privacy and data security; Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemption. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to include provisions for the protection of patient privacy and data security pursuant to state and federal law and regulations in contracts with private entities for the administration of the acute psychiatric bed registry. The bill requires the Commissioner to create the Bed Registry Advisory Council to advise the Commissioner and any such private entity on the administration of such registry and to review and approve requests for access to data from the registry. The bill also creates a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for information submitted to such registry. This bill is identical to SB 1439.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Mar 19, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0149)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 149 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1937)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1937ER)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1937)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105663D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1937)
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104280D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0149)
Patrick A. Hope
Atoosa R. Reaser