HB1370 • 2026

Service providers; regulations for providers to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Healthcare Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Mehta
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Service providers; regulations for providers to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; service providers; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

What This Bill Does

Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; service providers; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Directs the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to adopt regulations requiring certain providers to (i) conduct regular emergency medical simulations and train employees that regularly engage with people receiving services to prepare such employees to recognize and respond to situations where individuals receiving services require emergency medical treatment and (ii) require at least one employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be on duty at each location where services are delivered.

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Amendments

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HB1370AHC1

2026-02-05 • Committee

Health and Human Services Amendment

Plain English: OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/05/2026 HB 1370 SUBCOMMITTEE 1.

OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/05/2026 HB 1370 SUBCOMMITTEE 1.
Line 4, introduced, Title, after regulations; strike the remainder of line 4 and through disabilities on line 5 insert service providers SUBCOMMITTEE 2.
Line 14, introduced, after disabilities insert , mental health disorders, or substance use disorders SUBCOMMITTEE 3.
Line 14, introduced, after regular emergency medical drills insert and train staff to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation SUBCOMMITTEE 4.

HB1370AH1

2026-02-05 • Committee

Health and Human Services Amendment

Plain English: 2/05/2026 HB 1370 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1.

2/05/2026 HB 1370 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1.
Line 4, introduced, Title, after regulations; strike the remainder of line 4 and through disabilities on line 5 insert service providers HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2.
Line 14, introduced, after disabilities insert , mental health disorders, or substance use disorders HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 3.
Line 14, introduced, after regular emergency medical drills insert and train staff to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4.

Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370)
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 House
Enrolled
2026-03-30 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1370ER)
2026-03-16 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370)
2026-03-11 House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N 0-A)
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-03-10 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
2026-03-10 Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-03-09 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-06 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2026-03-06 Senate
Senate committee offered
2026-03-06 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Committee substitute printed 26109273D-S1
2026-02-19 Education and Health
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-12 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-12 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-02-11 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370)
2026-02-11 House
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A)
2026-02-10 House
Read second time
2026-02-10 House
committee amendments agreed to
2026-02-10 House
Engrossed by House as amended
2026-02-09 House
Read first time
2026-02-05 Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
2026-02-05 House
House committee offered
2026-01-26 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370)
2026-01-23 Behavioral Health
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
2026-01-20 House
Presented and ordered printed 26104895D
2026-01-20 Health and Human Services
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; service providers; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Directs the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to adopt regulations requiring certain providers to (i) conduct regular emergency medical simulations and train employees that regularly engage with people receiving services to prepare such employees to recognize and respond to situations where individuals receiving services require emergency medical treatment and (ii) require at least one employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be on duty at each location where services are delivered.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
37.2-405.3
, relating to Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
37.2-405.3
as follows:
§
37.2-405.3
. Regulations for providers; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The Board shall adopt regulations requiring providers that deliver services to individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and substance use disorders to:
1. Conduct regular emergency medical simulations and train employees that regularly engage with people receiving services. Such emergency medical simulations and training shall prepare employees of the provider to recognize and respond to situations where individuals receiving services require emergency medical treatment.
2. Require at least one employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be on duty at each location where services are delivered. Employees who hold a current certificate as an emergency medical technician shall be deemed to meet training requirements.
2. That the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall, in collaboration with stakeholders, adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective by December 1, 2026. Such initial adoption of regulations shall be exempt from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§
2.2-4000
et seq. of the Code of Virginia).