SB1439
Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 25104446D
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105592D-S1
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/14/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)
