HB1391 • 2026

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; established.

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; established.

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established.

What This Bill Does

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established.
Directs the State Health Commissioner, in coordination with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Authority, to establish and maintain the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network to provide health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists.
The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
This bill is identical to SB 813.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 838 (Effective 7/1/2027)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)
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 (HB1391)
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 House
Enrolled
2026-03-30 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1391ER)
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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 Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-26 Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-18 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-02-17 House
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 Appropriations
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1391)
2026-02-16 House
Read second time
2026-02-16 House
committee substitute rejected
2026-02-16 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-16 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-13 House
Read first time
2026-02-11 Appropriations
Reported from Appropriations with substitute
2026-02-11 Appropriations
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-11 Health & Human Resources
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2026-02-11 Health & Human Resources
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-11 Health & Human Resources
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-11 Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 26107758D-H2
2026-02-10 Health & Human Resources
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
2026-02-10 Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
2026-02-10 Health and Human Services
Committee substitute printed 26107274D-H1
2026-02-05 Behavioral Health
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
2026-02-05 Behavioral Health
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-02 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1391)
2026-01-27 Behavioral Health
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
2026-01-21 House
Presented and ordered printed 26105332D
2026-01-21 Health and Human Services
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established.
Directs the State Health Commissioner, in coordination with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Authority, to establish and maintain the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network to provide health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 813.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 22.1, consisting of a section numbered
32.1-73.27:1
, relating to Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established; report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 22.1, consisting of a section numbered
32.1-73.27:1
, as follows:
Article 22.1.
Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network.
§
32.1-73.27:1
. Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; purpose.
A. As used in this section:
"Network" means the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established in this article.
"Sickle cell specialist" means a health care professional who specializes in the treatment of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease.
B. The Commissioner shall establish and maintain the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network, in collaboration with and under the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Authority, for the purpose of providing health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists.
C. The Network shall ensure that sickle cell specialists are available for telehealth consultation with health care providers for extended coverage. Sickle cell specialists participating in the Network shall provide (i) guidance on pain management, (ii) consultation on treatment protocols, and (iii) coordination of care to health care providers.
2. That the State Health Commissioner, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, or his designee, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, and any other relevant stakeholders, shall develop recommendations on establishing and maintaining the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network (the Network), established pursuant to the first enactment of this act, for the purpose of providing health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists. The recommendations shall include ways the Network can ensure that sickle cell specialists are available for telehealth consultation with health care providers for extended coverage, including providing (i) guidance on pain management; (ii) consultation on treatment protocols; and (iii) coordination of care to health care providers. The Commissioner shall report his recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2026.
3. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.