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VA HB1504
Bill
Status
Enrolled
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Delores McQuinn
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AI Summary
- Authorizes medical care facilities to screen patients for eligibility as "service member community members" and include this status in medical records
- Defines "service member community member" to include active duty members, reservists, veterans, and their spouses, children, and stepchildren
- Covers service members from all military branches including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service
- Permits medical care facilities to identify service member community members as a vulnerable population for health care equity purposes
- Allows facilities to apply National Patient Safety Goal standards for improving health care equity to this population, as published by The Joint Commission
Legislative Description
Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity.
Last Action
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
3/10/2026
Committee Referrals
Education: Health2/24/2026
Education and Health2/18/2026
Health and Human Services: Health1/30/2026
Health and Human Services1/23/2026
Full Bill Text
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