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Table of Contents » Title 12. Health » Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services » Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services » Part VI. Additional Requirements for Selected Services » Article 1. Medication Assisted Treatment (Opioid Treatment Services) » 12VAC35-105-1020. Withdrawal management prior to involuntary discharge.

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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

12/7/2025

12VAC35-105-1020. Withdrawal management prior to involuntary discharge.

A. The provider shall give an individual who is being involuntarily discharged an opportunity to withdraw from opioid agonist medication not less than 10 days or not more than 30 days prior to the individual's discharge from the service, unless the SOTA has granted an exception.

B. Providers may immediately discharge an individual who has exhibited violent behavior if the provider has defined within its policies the circumstances under which such discharge would be appropriate.

Statutory Authority

§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 5, eff. December 7, 2011; Volume 42, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 2025.

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