2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1904: Certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, etc.; coverage for nursery services.

Legislative Summary

Department of Health; coverage for nursery services; certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; pediatric nurse practitioners. Directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations on coverage for nursery services to (i) allow certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, or pediatric nurse practitioners with pediatric privileges and a neonatal resuscitation certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics, including endotracheal intubation training, to be on the 24-hour on-call duty roster for nursery care if a physician is not available and (ii) permit physicians to provide consultation via telehealth when a certified nurse midwife, licensed certified midwife, or pediatric nurse practitioner is providing coverage for the 24-hour on-call duty roster and a physician is incapable of arriving on site within 30 minutes of notification.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102337D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105564D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1904)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Delegate Willett Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Printed as engrossed 25105564D-EH1
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1904)
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/11/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1904ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1904)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488)

Amendments

Delegate Willett Amendment

Delegate Willett Amendment

Not Adopted

Delegate Willett Amendment

Delegate Willett Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20252.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/31/20254.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/20254.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/20254.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/20252.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025103.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/2025102.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/28/2025104.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/16/202597.5 KB