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SB241 • 2026

Home care organizations; licensure.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-162.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to home care organizations; licensure.</p>

Healthcare
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Head
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's text does not provide details on what happens if an existing organization fails its inspection.

Home Care Organizations; Licensure

This bill changes the rules for getting and renewing a license to run a home care organization in Virginia.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires all existing home care organizations to be inspected before new licenses are issued or renewed.
  • Prohibits home care organizations from maintaining their offices in private residences or virtual offices.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Home care organizations that want to get a license or renew an existing one.
  • People who work for or use services from these organizations.

Terms To Know

Licensure
The process of getting permission (a license) from the government to run a business like a home care organization.
Home Care Organization
A company that provides healthcare services in people's homes, such as nursing or personal care.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences for existing home care organizations that fail their inspections.
  • It is unclear how long the new rules will remain in effect before being reviewed again.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB241ASC1

2026-01-27

Education and Health Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in an existing law about home care organizations to remove certain conditions related to licenses.

  • Adds the word 'new' after 'No' on line 21 of the bill text.
  • Removes the words 'or renewed' after 'issued' on line 22 of the bill text.
  • The exact impact and purpose of these changes are not fully explained in the provided amendment text, making it unclear how they will affect home care organizations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 Education and Health

    Continued to 2027 in Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)

  2. 2026-01-27 Health

    Assigned Education sub: Health

  3. 2026-01-27 Health

    Senate subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101920D

  5. 2026-01-12 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Official Summary Text

Home care organizations; licensure.
Provides that no license to establish or operate a home care organization shall be issued or renewed until such time as all existing home care organizations have been inspected. The bill also prohibits a home care organization from maintaining its office in a private residence or virtual office.

Current Bill Text

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SB 241

SUBCOMMITTEE

1. Line 21, introduced, after
No

insert

new

2. Line 22, introduced, after
issued

strike

or renewed