Publicly accessible nursing home info. portal; reporting of incident involving emerg. med. services.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide detailed information about penalties for non-compliance or specifics on how the portals will be structured beyond basic requirements.

Public Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Information Portals

This bill requires Virginia's Department of Health and Department of Social Services to create online portals with information about nursing homes and assisted living facilities, including details on emergency medical incidents.

What This Bill Does

• Directs the Department of Health to establish a publicly accessible nursing home information portal that consolidates and displays inspection results, disciplinary actions, performance metrics, and quarterly reports on emergency medical service calls for residents.
• Requires operators of nursing homes to submit quarterly reports with information on incidents involving emergency medical services to the Department of Health.
• Directs the Department of Social Services to establish a publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal that consolidates and displays inspection results, disciplinary actions, performance metrics, and quarterly reports on emergency medical service calls for residents.
• Requires operators of assisted living facilities to submit quarterly reports with information on incidents involving emergency medical services to the Department of Social Services.

Who It Names or Affects

• People looking for information about nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Terms To Know

Portal

A website or online system where people can find specific types of information.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Medical help provided by ambulance services and paramedics in emergencies.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the information will be used or who can access it.
• It is unclear what happens if nursing homes or assisted living facilities do not report emergency medical incidents as required.

Official Summary Text

Department of Health; Department of Social Services; publicly accessible nursing home information portal; publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal; reporting of incidents involving emergency medical services.
Directs the Department of Health to establish a nursing home information portal and the Department of Social Services to establish an assisted living facility information portal to consolidate publicly available information on nursing homes and assisted living facilities, respectively. The bill requires operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities to submit a quarterly report to the Department of Health or the Department of Social Services, respectively, with information on incidents involving emergency medical services.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL NO. 1116

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on Health and Human Services

on February 3, 2026)

(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Nivar)

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered
32.1-127.4
and
63.2-1801.1
, relating to Department of Health; Department of Social Services; publicly accessible nursing home information portal; publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal; reporting of incidents involving emergency medical services.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered
32.1-127.4
and
63.2-1801.1
as follows:

§
32.1-127.4
.
Publicly accessible
nursing home
information portal
; reporting of incidents involving emergency medical services
.

A.
T
he Department
shall develop and maintain a publicly accessible nursing home information portal that consolidates and displays publicly available information, including inspection and survey results, disciplinary actions, key facility performance metrics
, and any newly identified additional data reporting items, including the number of instances per quarter in which emergency medical services were requested for a resident. The Department shall consult relevant stakeholders to

identify
such
additional data reporting items
.
Such
portal
shall be categorized by
the name
and location
of such
nursing
home
.
The Department shall ensure that such portal is
plainly and clearly
accessible from the home page of its website.

B
. The Board
shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the
provisions of
this section.

§
63.2-1801.1
. Publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal; reporting of incidents involving emergency medical services.

A. The Department shall develop and maintain a publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal that consolidates and displays publicly available information, including inspection and survey results, disciplinary actions, key facility performance metrics
, and any newly identified additional data reporting items, including the number of instances per quarter in which emergency medical services were requested for a resident. The Department shall consult relevant stakeholders to identify such additional data reporting items
. Such portal shall be categorized by the name and location of such assisted living facility. The Department shall ensure that such portal is plainly and clearly accessible from the home page of its website.

The information reported pursuant to this subsection shall be included in the portal established pursuant to subsection A.

B
. The Board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.