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VA HB973
Bill
Status
Enrolled
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Marcia Price
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AI Summary
- Amends Virginia health records privacy law (§ 32.1-127.1:03) to explicitly authorize health care entities to disclose health records to electronic health information exchanges or networks to comply with the federal 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) and related federal regulations
- Adds "federal" law alongside state law as a basis requiring health care entities to disclose health records in specified circumstances
- Creates a new section (§ 32.1-127.1:06) in the Code of Virginia relating to disclosure of laboratory test results and waiting periods, though the full text of this new section is not included in the provided excerpt
- Updates cross-references throughout the existing privacy statute to reflect the addition of the new disclosure authorization (changing references from subdivisions "1 through 35" to "1 through 37")
Legislative Description
Health records; disclosure of laboratory test results, waiting period.
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: Health1/23/2026
Health and Human Services1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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