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VA HB 1478

died on adjournment

In-person visitation; policies and procedures at certain facilities.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

In-person visitation policies and procedures at certain facilities. Requires training centers operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department), hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, hospices or hospice facilities, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities to establish certain in-person visitation policies and procedures. The bill (i) requires that such policies and procedures include screening, personal protective equipment, and other infection control protocols for visitors; (ii) prohibits such policies from requiring the visitor to provide proof of immunization or vaccination; (iii) requires such policies and procedures to allow consensual physical contact between the visitor and the resident, client, or patient of the facility; (iv) authorizes the resident, client, or patient to designate an essential caregiver and establishes requirements related to essential caregivers; (v) requires that such policies and procedures allow in-person visitation under certain circumstances; (vi) provides that such policies and procedures may require visitors to agree in writing to follow such policies and procedures; (vii) authorizes facilities to suspend in-person visitation of visitors for violations of such agreement; (viii) requires facilities to make such policies and procedures available to the Department for review when applying for initial licensure, licensure renewal, or change of ownership; and (ix) requires facilities and the Department to make such policies and procedures easily accessible on their websites.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Will Davisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-23

    Presented and ordered printed 26105560D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-23

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1478)

  4. 2026-02-03

    Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services

    2026-02-03 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Phillip A. Scott: yes
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
    • Timothy P. Griffin: yes
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1478

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