VirginiaDOC and State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth.
What it does
Department of Corrections; State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth. Requires the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to develop and implement policies for the accommodation in local, regional, state, and community correctional facilities of inmate participation in telehealth appointments, which shall include designating a private space for such telehealth appointments to occur. The bill requires the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to provide an update to the Joint Commission on Health Care by October 1, 2025, on (i) the status of the policies for the accommodation of inmate participation in telehealth appointments required to be developed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of this act; (ii) opportunities to expand telehealth programs in local, regional, state, and community correctional facilities; and (iii) recommended strategies to reduce gaps in or barriers to telehealth service delivery in such correctional facilities.
More detail
This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0427)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 427 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1039)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1039ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed House (81-Y 15-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (81-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 31Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1039)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102215DIntroduced