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Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Certified Recovery Residences [12 VAC 35 ‑ 260]

Action:

Mandatory conditional certification of recovery residences

Action 6809 / Stage 10864

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Documents
Final Text	12/1/2025 2:11 pm
Agency Background Document	7/11/2025
ORM Economic Review Form	7/24/2025
Attorney General Certification	9/10/2025
Governor's Review Memo	11/19/2025

Status
Attorney General Review	Submitted to OAG: 7/24/2025 Review Completed: 9/10/2025 Result: Certified
Governor's Review	ORM Review Completed: 11/19/2025 Governor Review Completed: 11/19/2025 Result: Approved
Virginia Registrar	Submitted on 11/20/2025 The Virginia Register of Regulations Will be published on 12/15/2025 Volume: 42 Issue: 9
Comment Period	No comment period held for this exempt action/stage.
Effective Date	1/14/2026

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Susan Puglisi / Regulatory Research Specialist
Address:	Jefferson Building 1220 Bank St., 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address:	susan.puglisi@dbhds.virginia.gov
Telephone:	()- FAX: (804)371-6638 TDD: (804)371-8977

This person is the primary contact for this agency.

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Action 6809:

Mandatory conditional certification of recovery residences

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
Final (10864)	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (12/15/2025).

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