12/9/2009 3:42 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Linda B. Grasewicz (804)786-0040 linda.grasewicz@dbhds.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Wendy V. Brown Policy Analyst (804)225-2252 wendy.brown@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Jefferson Bldg. 1220 Bank St., 12th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 |
Chapter Affected: | |
12 vac 35 - 115: | Rules and Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving Services from Providers of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Section 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 09/15/2009 |
Petitioner | Steven Shoon |
Regulation governing access to or amendment/correction of patients' service records
should be amended to limit to ten days from the date of the submission's request:
the physician's response to a patient's request for accessing his/her service record;
and the reviewer's response to a patient's request for amending/correcting his/her
service record.
Agency Plan
The Board will consider the petition and any comments received at its regularly scheduled
meeting on December 8, 2009.
Publication Date | 10/12/2009 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 11/09/2009 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 12/08/2009 |
The Board determined that the 12 VAC35-115 should not be changed to establish a specific
timeframe within which a provider must respond to record access requests. Requirements
regarding response timeframes are already established by state and federal laws and
differ based on the type of provider.