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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 HB 1937.
Introduced
Jan 17, 2025
Last Action
Mar 19, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105592D-S1
Assigned Education sub: Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Presented and ordered printed 25104446D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)
Tara A. Durant