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| Action Summary | House Bill 1777 enacted by the 2017 General Assembly amends § 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia to require the Board of Health to include in the Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals the requirement that hospitals providing psychiatric services establish a protocol to address the refusal for admission of medically stable patients referred for psychiatric care. The protocol would include direct verbal communication between the on-call psychiatric physician and the referring physician and prohibits on-call physicians or other hospital staff from refusing a request for direct verbal communication by a referring physician. The Virginia Department of Health is utilizing this exempt action to amend the Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals (12VAC5-410 et. seq.) to reflect this new requirement |
| Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
| Executive Branch Review | This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication. Exempt Citation: 2.2-4006(A)(4)(A) |
| RIS Project | Yes [005385] |
| Associated Mandates | Amend Hospital Regulations – Psychiatric Services/Denial of Admissions |
| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
| Stage ID | Stage Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 7952 | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 02/21/2018. |
| Name / Title: | Domica Winstead / Policy Analyst |
| Address: |
VDH Office of Licensure and Certification 9960 Mayland Drive, Ste. 401 Richmond, VA 23233 |
| Email Address: | Domica.Winstead@vdh.virginia.gov |
| Phone: | (804)367-2157 FAX: (804)527-4502 TDD: ()- |