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HB 434STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Inpatient/residential subst. use disorder trtmt.; facilities to prepare & record discharge plan.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; facilities licensed to provide inpatient substance use disorder treatment; valid discharge plans. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend its regulations to require that any facility licensed by the Department to provide inpatient substance use disorder treatment be required to prepare and record a valid discharge plan upon the discharge or withdrawal of any individual from the facility who has received substance use disorder treatment while admitted to such facility. The bill requires such discharge plan to include the provision of funds withheld from the individual's prior payments to the facility to assist the individual in the execution of such discharge plan. The bill requires the regulations to provide that failure by a facility to prepare and record valid discharge plans may result in civil penalties, license suspension, or license revocation.

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How representatives voted

358 yea·0 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  2. 4/17/2024BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
  3. 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  4. 4/17/2024Governor's recommendation adopted
  5. 4/17/2024Reenrolled
  6. 4/17/2024Reenrolled bill text (HB434ER2)
  7. 4/17/2024Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  8. 4/17/2024Signed by President as reenrolled
  9. 4/17/2024Enacted, Chapter 808 (effective 7/1/24)
  10. 4/17/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808)