Action:
Regulatory Overhaul- Residential (2 of 7)
Action 6756
General Information
| Action Summary |
In 2017, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) conducted a periodic review of the Licensing Regulations. During that review, the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) conducted extensive research on how other states structure their Licensing Regulations. The department also considered comments from internal subject matter experts, providers, and sister agencies when recommending the new licensing structure.
As a result of that review, DBHDS determined the regulations should be amended and broken into service-specific chapters. Therefore, DBHDS will 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.
This methodology allows more detailed service-specific regulations where appropriate and offers more clarity for providers regarding exactly which provisions of the licensing regulations apply to their services.
This action will enact the Residential service-specific chapter. Regulatory provisions from 12VAC35-105 and 12VAC35-46 have been pulled into this chapter and updated as appropriate. |
| Chapters Affected |
Only affects this chapter.
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| Executive Branch Review |
This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
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| RIS Project |
Yes [8086] |
| 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.
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Stage Type |
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10769
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NOIRA
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Secretary of Health and Human Resources review in progress. |
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.
