Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025 and is identical to SB 392.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100997D: 32.1-127
House: Printed as engrossed 24100997D-E: 32.1-127
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB353ER): 32.1-127
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441): 32.1-127