Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 628: Certificate of public need; hospitals licensed by DBHDS psychiatric beds.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 628 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Certificate of public need; hospitals licensed by DBHDS psychiatric beds. Primary sponsor: Robert D. Orrock, Sr.. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Health and Human Services.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Certificate of public need; hospitals licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; psychiatric beds. Excludes from the list of medical care facilities for which a certificate of public need is required hospitals licensed as a provider by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill excludes the following from the list of projects for which a certificate of public need is required for certain medical care facilities: (i) an increase or relocation of psychiatric beds licensed by the Department, (ii) the introduction of any psychiatric service when such medical care facility has not provided such service in the previous 12 months, and (iii) the conversion of beds to psychiatric beds. The bill also modifies the list of projects for which a certificate of public need is required for certain medical care facilities by requiring a certificate for the conversion of any psychiatric inpatient beds to nonpsychiatric inpatient beds. Under current law, a certificate is required for the conversion of a psychiatric bed to a nonpsychiatric bed only when the psychiatric bed was approved pursuant to a Request for Applications (RFA).
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | 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
- Left in Health and Human Services
- Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Impact statement from DPB (HB628)
- Assigned sub: Health
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104610D