SB813 • 2026

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; established.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Lucas
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 HB 1391.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 839 (Effective 7/1/2027)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839)
2026-03-10 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-10 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-04 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-04 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-04 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-04 Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB813ER)
2026-03-04 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB813)
2026-02-27 House
Read third time
2026-02-27 House
Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-26 House
Read second time
2026-02-24 Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-20 House
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-20 Health and Human Services
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-20 House
Read first time
2026-02-16 Senate
Read second time
2026-02-16 Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-16 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-16 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-16 Senate
Blank Action
2026-02-16 Finance and Appropriations
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB813)
2026-02-16 Education and Health
Education and Health Substitute rejected
2026-02-16 Finance and Appropriations
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-02-16 Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-16 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-13 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-02-13 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 26107860D-S2
2026-02-12 Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-06 Education and Health
Committee substitute printed 26107106D-S1
2026-02-05 Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-03 Health
Assigned Education sub: Health
2026-02-03 Health
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-03 Health
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-02 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB813)
2026-01-23 Senate
Presented and ordered printed 26106066D
2026-01-23 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health

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 HB 1391.

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.