| 12/9/2009 3:38 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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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 amendment of the service records should be amended to require,
the reviewer of patient requests to amend/correct their services records, to be neither
the patient's treating clinician nor a person who wrote the particular note in the
service record that the patient is requesting to be amended/corrected.
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 existing provisions of 12 VAC35-115 provide individuals
receiving services with a clearly delineated right to have a statement of disagreement
included in the record.