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Subcommittee pauses healthcare regulatory sandbox after questions about scope and safety
Summary
House Bill 1555, which would create a two‑year healthcare regulatory sandbox administered by the Department of Health, was discussed at length over scope, FDA oversight and equity; the subcommittee allowed the bill to go by temporarily and later agreed to take it up again, effectively postponing final action.
Delegate Elliott Williams presented House Bill 1555, a measure to create a Healthcare Regulatory Sandbox Program that would let applicants request waivers of certain Commonwealth laws or regulations to test innovative health products or services for a two‑year pilot (with one 6‑month extension). The Department of Health would administer the program, set consumer protections, and report annually to legislative committee chairs on participant outcomes and recommendations.
Williams said the program is intended as a narrowly targeted pilot to let regulators and policymakers test innovations — especially digital health tools, remote monitoring and similar technologies — and see whether evidence from pilots supports broader regulatory or reimbursement changes. “Our goal is to…
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