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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
12/30/2024

12VAC35-105-940. Criteria for involuntary termination from treatment.

A. The provider shall establish criteria for involuntary termination from treatment that describe the rights of the individual receiving services and the responsibilities and rights of the provider.

B. The provider shall establish a grievance procedure as part of the rights of the individual.

C. On admission, the individual shall be given a copy of the criteria and grievance procedure and shall sign a statement acknowledging receipt of same. The signed acknowledgment shall be maintained in the individual's service record.

D. Upon admission and annually thereafter all individuals shall sign an authorization for disclosure of information to allow the provider access to the Virginia Prescription Monitoring System. Individuals who fail to sign this authorization shall be denied admission to the program.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 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 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.

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