Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
 
Board
State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
 
Guidance Document Change: The purpose of this memorandum is to remind DBHDS licensed providers of the requirements and expectations for reporting serious incidents to the DBHDS Office of Licensing, pursuant to 12VAC35-46-1070.C. and 12VAC35-105-160.D.2., including the timeframe for reporting incidents; the process for reporting incidents; the allowable timeframe for adding to, amending, or correcting information reported to the Office of Licensing through the Computerized Human Rights Information System (CHRIS); and to inform providers of the processes that the Office of Licensing will follow for issuing citations, repeat citations and sanctions for violations of serious incident reporting requirements. In addition to ensuring all providers understand the regulatory requirements associated with reporting incidents, the processes outlined in this memo are central to the department’s efforts to address compliance indicators related to serious incident reporting as mandated by the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Settlement Agreement with Virginia.
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7/15/20  12:44 pm
Commenter: Rob Slaubaugh

We still work with human beings.
 

The progressive actions for citations in violation of 12VAC35-105-160D.2 or 12VAC35-45-1070.c are too punitive and do not take leave room for human error or even with possible corrective action plans in place from prior citations. The standard of no less than 4 occurrences in a two year period will be an impossible one to keep for providers and if enforced as written could have a negative effect on the provider availability for individuals with disabilities.  It is already difficulty enough to find and train staff as a provider in a field that is already struggling to pay the work force at a competitive rate without having to make no more than 4 honest errors in the course of two years without having to worry about your license being suspended.

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