| Action | Updating Human Rights Regulations following Periodic Review; conforming to Health Care Decisions Act |
| Stage | NOIRA |
| Comment Period | Ended on 7/1/2026 |
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12VAC35-115-175.A.6 in the January 2025 draft regs
Recommend that this specifically state that the human rights advocate for the complainant and the provider not serve dual roles, but be different advocates.
12VAC35-115-175.E.3 in the January 2025 draft regs
We agree that notification of complaint to DBHDS should occur as soon as possible, however, if there is no one to receive and review this complaint in CHRIS outside of business days, it would decrease the weekend and holiday burden on providers, if the regs stated that complaints made on weekends or state holidays shall be reported to the department the next business day.