Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2518: Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2518 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies. Primary sponsor: Kim A. Taylor. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2025): Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies. Requires all hospitals with an emergency department for labor and delivery, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers to implement standardized protocols for identifying and responding to obstetric emergencies, including obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and eclampsia. The bill requires the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative to work collaboratively with these hospitals, departments, and centers to provide training related to obstetrical services, recognizing urgent maternal warning signs, and establishing protocols for transfer of any pregnant or recently delivered women who present for care and for such hospitals, departments, and centers to participate in and submit data with no protected health information or identifiers to the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Patient Safety Bundle.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim A. Taylor | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2753-Hayes (Voice Vote)
- Assigned sub: Health
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2518)
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104554D