2026 Regular Session
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.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
February 12, 2026 · House
Health
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health