Action:
Regulatory Overhaul
Action 6738
General Information
| Action Summary |
This action would repeal the existing Children’s Residential and Licensing Regulations, replacing them with one overarching General Chapter applicable to all providers and five (5) service-specific chapters: Residential, Center-Based, NonCenter-Based, Case Management, and Crisis. All provisions of the existing Children’s Residential and Licensing Regulations will be reenacted within the new “umbrella” General Chapter and five service-specific chapters, with corrections, streamlining, and strengthening of regulations where appropriate. This restructuring methodology allows more detailed service-specific regulations where appropriate and gives more clarity for providers regarding exactly which provisions of the department’s regulations apply to their services.
After a 2017 periodic review, DBHDS conducted extensive research into how other states structure their licensing regulations and also considered comments from internal subject matter experts, licensed providers, and sister agencies when recommending the overhaul framework. As a result of that review DBHDS determined the regulations should be amended and broken into service-specific chapters. |
| Chapters Affected |
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VAC |
Chapter Name |
Action Type |
| Primary |
12 VAC 35-105 |
Rules and Regulations For Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Repeal Entire Regulation
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| Other chapters |
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12 VAC 35 - 46 |
Regulations for Children's Residential Facilities |
Repeal Entire Regulation
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| Executive Branch Review |
This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
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| RIS Project |
No project yet assigned to this action |
| Result of Prior Periodic Review Filed |
10/4/2021
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| New Periodic Review |
This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
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Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
| Stage ID |
Stage Type |
Status |
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10746
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NOIRA
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Stage withdrawn on 04/11/2025 before DPB completed its review. |
Contact Information
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Name / Title:
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Susan Puglisi
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Regulatory Research Specialist
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Address:
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Jefferson Building
1220 Bank St., 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
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Email Address:
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susan.puglisi@dbhds.virginia.gov
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Phone:
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FAX: (804)371-6638
TDD: (804)371-8977
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This person is the primary contact for this agency.
