# Virginia HB886: Certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions, facilities subject to minimum standards.

Virginia HB886, Certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions, facilities subject to minimum standards., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Vivian E. Watts (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB886
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions, facilities subject to minimum standards.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: Vivian E. Watts (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions; facilities subject to minimum standards. Amends the administrative sanctions that may be imposed on certified nursing facilities in relation to compliance with staffing requirements. The bill directs the State Health Commissioner, in determining whether or not to impose sanctions, to make the determination of whether a certified nursing facility was located in a medically underserved area that severely limited the ability of the certified nursing facility to recruit and retain direct care staff. The bill requires nursing facilities subject to a corrective action plan to demonstrate compliance with the corrective action plan on a quarterly basis. Under the bill, in determining whether a corrective action plan is needed, the Commissioner shall consider certain evidence of direct care staff hours, unless the facility has had a change in ownership. The bill changes from three to two the number of corrective action plans after which, if a a certified nursing facility fails to show compliance or improvement, the Commissioner may place the facility on probation. The bill also includes all nursing homes eligible to receive Medicaid reimbursement for residents in the list of facilities subject to minimum standards for (i) construction and maintenance; (ii) operation, staffing, and equipping; and (iii) the qualifications and training of staff. The bill changes the effective date of certain provisions passed in the 2023 Session of the General Assembly relating to staffing requirements for certified nursing facilities from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2024.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Vivian E. Watts (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-02-06: Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-01: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-01-19: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103421D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB886)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB886)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB886-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).