LIS

Virginia Law

Administrative Code

Creating a Report: Check the sections you'd like to appear in the report, then use the "Create Report" button at the bottom of the page to generate your report. Once the report is generated you'll then have the option to download it as a pdf, print or email the report.

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
12/22/2024

12VAC35-105-1910. Beds or recliners for crisis services.

A. For the purpose of this section, "clean" means freshly laundered, sanitized, and not soiled or stained.

B. Crisis receiving center providers shall arrange for each individual to have a recliner or bed. Crisis stabilization unit and REACH CTH providers shall arrange for each individual to have a bed.

C. Upon admission, the provider shall offer to launder the individual's clothes.

D. The provider shall not operate more recliners or beds at each service location than the number for which its service is licensed at that location.

E. Recliners, beds, and linens shall be clean, comfortable, and well-maintained.

F. Beds shall be equipped with a clean mattress, and recliners shall be equipped with clean cushions. Beds and recliners shall be equipped with a clean pillow, clean blankets, and clean linens. When a bed or recliner is soiled, providers shall assist individuals with bathing, as needed, and provide clean clothing and clean linens, including a clean waterproof mattress cover for a bed.

G. Providers shall change linens at least every seven days and with each new admission.

H. Providers shall provide mattresses that are fire retardant as evidenced by documentation from the manufacturer, except in buildings equipped with an automated sprinkler system as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63).

I. Providers shall inspect each individual's recliner or bed upon discharge to (i) ensure the individual has all personal belongings and (ii) prepare the recliner or bed for cleaning.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 22, eff. July 17, 2024.

Website addresses provided in the Virginia Administrative Code to documents incorporated by reference are for the reader's convenience only, may not necessarily be active or current, and should not be relied upon. To ensure the information incorporated by reference is accurate, the reader is encouraged to use the source document described in the regulation.

As a service to the public, the Virginia Administrative Code is provided online by the Virginia General Assembly. We are unable to answer legal questions or respond to requests for legal advice, including application of law to specific fact. To understand and protect your legal rights, you should consult an attorney.