2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 162
Commending the Virginia Telehealth Network.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2026
WHEREAS, the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN) is a statewide leader in advancing the use of telehealth and related technologies to improve access to high-quality health care for all Virginians; and
WHEREAS, the origins of the Virginia Telehealth Network trace back to the early 2000s, when Virginia's representative on the Southern Governors' Association's Telehealth/Homeland Security Task Force undertook one of the first coordinated efforts to identify telehealth stakeholders across the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, following years of strategic planning and collaboration to advance a unified statewide vision for telehealth, the Virginia Telehealth Network was formally established in 2006 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization by health care professionals committed to strengthening access to care through innovation; and
WHEREAS, from its inception, the Virginia Telehealth Network has been guided by the vision that all Virginians should have access to high-quality health care anytime, anywhere and by a mission to promote the responsible adoption, implementation, and integration of telehealth and related technologies across the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, during its formative years, when telehealth was still emerging as a care modality, the Virginia Telehealth Network focused on convening stakeholders, fostering cross-sector partnerships, disseminating best practices, and building awareness of telehealth's transformative potential; and
WHEREAS, throughout the 2010s, as broadband access expanded and telehealth technologies matured, the Virginia Telehealth Network played a key coordinating role among health care providers, professional associations, academic institutions, and policymakers; and