HB1251

Health Facilities and Health Insurance - Palliative Care - Required Access and Coverage (Edna G. Neal Palliative Care Act)

Requiring that, on or after October 1, 2027, certain facilities provide patients with certain access to palliative care and inform patients about the availability of palliative care at certain times; requiring the Department of Health to adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for palliative care, including staffing, training and quality assurance requirements; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for certain palliative care; etc.

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Basic Information

Status
Chaptered
Session
2026 Regular Session
Type
Unknown
Cross-filed
False

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Upcoming Events

Hearing
March 13, 2026 at 13:00
📍 Health
Hearing - Health Committee
Hearing
March 11, 2026 at 13:00
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Sponsors

Woods
Alston
Long, J.
Turner