SB738
Hospitals; emergency department physicians.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Emily Jordan (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Hospitals; emergency department physicians.
Requires that hospitals in the Commonwealth with a psychiatric emergency department have certain agreements, described in the bill, in place to transfer patients with non-psychiatric emergency medical conditions to other facilities with emergency departments. The bill also requires that hospitals in the Commonwealth with a psychiatric emergency department have providers ... (More) present with Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support training. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/16/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26104945D
- 01/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106705D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
