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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
7/18/2025

12VAC35-105-691. Transition of individuals among services by the same provider.

A. Except when transfer is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, the receiving service shall obtain from the sending service at the time of transfer:

1. Documentation of:

a. Informed choice by the individual or authorized representative, as applicable, in the decision to and planning for the transfer;

b. Notification to the family, if appropriate; and

c. Signature of the employee or contractor responsible for preparing the transfer summary and transfer date;

2. A written summary of the individual's progress while at the facility, justification for the transfer, and the individual's current strengths and needs; and

3. The individual's record, including emergency medical information.

B. The sending service shall retain a copy of the face sheet and a written summary of the individual's progress while within the service and shall document the date of transfer and the name of the service to which the individual was transferred.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 5, eff. December 7, 2011; amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2020; Volume 41, Issue 18, eff. June 19, 2025.

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