VirginiaHealth Care Learning Lab and Regulatory Improvement Program; established, report, sunset.
What it does
Health Care Learning Lab and Regulatory Improvement Program established. Requires the Department of Health (the Department) to establish the Health Care Learning Lab and Regulatory Improvement Program (the Program) to enable a person to obtain limited access to the market in the Commonwealth to temporarily test an innovative health care product or service on a limited basis without otherwise being licensed or authorized to act under the laws of the Commonwealth. Under the Program, an applicant requests the waiver of certain laws, regulations, or other requirements for a 24-month testing period, with an option to request an additional six-month testing period.
More detail
The bill provides application requirements, consumer protections, procedures for exiting the Program or requesting an extension, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements. The bill requires the Department to provide an annual report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health that provides information regarding each Program participant and recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the Program. The bill directs the Board of Health to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and has an expiration date of July 1, 2030.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee Health and Human ServicesLatest
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB146)
- Jan 16Assigned sub: HealthMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101887DIntroduced