2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1976: High-risk pregnant patients; remote patient monitoring services available to patients.

Legislative Summary

Department of Medical Assistance Services; remote patient monitoring; high-risk pregnant patients. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend its regulations, guidance, and provider manuals to clarify that remote patient monitoring services for high-risk pregnant patients include pregnant patients with maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension. The bill requires the Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2025, on the number of persons receiving remote patient monitoring services for maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension and the cost of providing such services.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103505D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1976)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106007D-H1
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1976)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/3/2025
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 (HB1976ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1976)
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 521 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)

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 (96-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
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 Text3/24/20251.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/20253.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202515.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025108.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/30/2025105.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/2025134.4 KB