Action Summary | The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBDHS) was directed by the 2020 General Assembly within Item 318.B. of the 2020 Appropriation Act to utilize emergency authority to promulgate licensing regulations that align with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Levels of Care Criteria or an equivalent set of criteria to ensure the provision of outcome-oriented and strengths-based care in the treatment of addiction. The goal of this regulatory action is to align regulations with the ASAM Levels of Care Criteria, which ensure individualized, clinically driven, participant-directed and outcome-informed treatment. Two nonsubstantive changes from the emergency to proposed: 1. "Allied health professional" (made singular) in Section 20. 2. Changed to DSM abbreviation in Section 1180 B.1. |
Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
Executive Branch Review | This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process. |
RIS Project | Yes [006440] |
Associated Mandates | |
New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
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 |
Phone: | ()- FAX: (804)371-6638 TDD: (804)371-8977 |