Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; established.

Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established. Directs the State Health Commissioner, in coordination with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Authority, to establish and maintain the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network to provide health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 813.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

• Person with a disabilitydirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Will receive improved access to specialized care and real-time consultation for sickle cell disease, a chronic condition that can cause significant disability.

  “Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established. Directs the State Health Commissioner, in coordination with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Authority, to establish and maintain the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network to provide health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists.”· Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established.

• Medicaid / public insuranceindirectMinor impactMedium certainty

  Medicaid beneficiaries with sickle cell disease may experience improved health outcomes due to enhanced specialist access for their providers.

  “Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established. Directs the State Health Commissioner, in coordination with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Authority, to establish and maintain the Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network to provide health care providers in the Commonwealth with real-time consultation and support from sickle cell specialists.”· Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network established.