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Meeting Details
Date / Time	11/19/2018  1:00 pm
Location	DBHDS Central Office 11th Floor Conference Room Jefferson Building 1220 Bank Street Richmond, VA 23219
Board Website	Address is to long to list here; see note above.
Agenda document	Meeting Agenda 10/31/2018   (164k)
Minutes document	Meeting minutes 11/27/2018   (133k)       FINAL
Purpose of the meeting To receive comment on this new regulation, which provides administrative structure for DBHDS qualifications, education, and experience for peer recovery specialists to ensure that individuals providing peer recovery services in Virginia’s public system of behavioral health services demonstrate a baseline of practical knowledge. All interested citizens are encouraged to participate; however, for clarification to anyone who expresses interest in the hearing: This hearing is to receive comment only on the text of the DBHDS regulation that is in the adoption process, and on no other issues related to the system or other regulations.
Meeting Scope	Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage   General business of the board X Discuss particular regulations / chapters
The agency plans to discuss the following regulations at this meeting: 12 VAC 35-250 Peer Recovery Specialists

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Ruth Anne Walker  / Director of Regulatory Affairs
Address:	Jefferson Bldg. 1220 Bank St. Richmond, 23219
Email Address:	ruthanne.walker@dbhds.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)225-2252    FAX: (804)786-8623    TDD: (804)371-8977
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.