Podcast: The new laws taking effect July 1
Every July 1 in Virginia, hundreds of new laws take effect — and many impact emergency physicians and patients.
Our latest VACEP Presents podcast breaks down the most important changes coming to Virginia emergency medicine in 2026, including:
- 0:25 – Non-competes for healthcare workers
- 1:56 – Delaying certain test results
- 5:02 – Prohibiting weapons in hospitals providing mental health or developmental services
- 7:25 – Holding patients under TDO
- 9:44 – Insurer transparency and downcoding
- 12:36 – Retired officers can support TDOs and ECOs
- 14:10 – Workplace violence reporting
- 16:47 – PA independent practice
- 19:25 – Changing the governing structure of the Board of Medicine
- 24:44 – Red Flag laws
- 25:31 – Prescription Monitoring Program expansion updates
- 26:02 – Medicaid reimbursement for provider-to-provider telemedicine consultations
