Updated September 2, 2026. Quick answer: Every Virginia hospital must provide written information about its charity-care policies, including policies for free and discounted care.
This guide is limited to the cited Virginia hospital-assistance source and its stated scope.
What changes in Virginia
- Every Virginia hospital must provide written information about its charity-care policies, including policies for free and discounted care.
- The hospital must post that information conspicuously in admissions or registration areas, emergency departments, and associated waiting rooms.
- Specific eligibility and application information must be provided at admission, discharge, or service, included with uninsured-patient billing statements, and placed on the hospital website.
Where this rule stops
Virginia establishes a hospital notice procedure here, but the archived section does not supply one statewide income or discount band.
How to verify before you apply
- Identify the hospital or facility covered by the source and obtain its current policy.
- Ask for the current written policy and application instructions.
- Compare the policy with the official source below before relying on any threshold, discount, or deadline.
Related hospital-assistance guides
Primary source
Read Virginia Code § 32.1-137.01. Verify the current official text and the facility’s current policy before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.