HB2518
Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies.
Summary
As Introduced. Hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies.
Requires all hospitals with an emergency department for labor and delivery, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers to implement standardized protocols for identifying and responding to obstetric emergencies, including obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and eclampsia. The bill requires the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative to work collaboratively with these hospitals, departments, and ... (More) centers to provide training related to obstetrical services, recognizing urgent maternal warning signs, and establishing protocols for transfer of any pregnant or recently delivered women who present for care and for such hospitals, departments, and centers to participate in and submit data with no protected health information or identifiers to the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Patient Safety Bundle. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104554D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2518)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2753-Hayes (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote)
