VirginiaCritical access hospitals; swing beds.
What it does
Certificate of public need; exception; critical access hospitals; swing beds; sunset. Allows critical access hospitals to utilize an average of up to 10 swing beds per day, calculated over the hospital's fiscal year, without obtaining a certificate of public need. Under current law, critical access hospitals may only use up to 10 percent of beds as swing beds.
More detail
The bill directs the State Commissioner of Health to collect data annually from critical access hospitals that use fiscal year averaging for swing beds and make such data publicly available. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. This bill is identical to SB 1177.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 114 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 15Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1552)
- Feb 12Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1552ER)Major
- Feb 12EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- Feb 7Rules suspended
- Feb 6Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1552)
- Jan 29Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 28Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1552)
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25103954D-H1Major
- Jan 23Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 13Assigned sub: HealthMinor
- 2024
- Nov 14Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Nov 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100479DIntroduced