States / Virginia / HB 548

HB 548 Passed First Chamber

Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty.

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Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty. Repeals most provisions of the Health Care Decisions Act and enacts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. The bill creates a process for the execution of advance health care directives, as defined in the bill; establishes criteria for determining the capacity of an individual to make health care decisions; provides for the establishment of a default surrogate in the absence of an appointed agent for health care decisions; establishes powers and duties of agents appointed by powers of attorney for health care; and establishes duties of health care professionals.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Jul 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Session
2027
Momentum
68 · High