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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 200. Regulations for Voluntary and Emergency Admission to State Training Centers
1/13/2025

12VAC35-200-35. Criteria for admission.

A. Acceptance for admission shall be based upon the following criteria:

1. Receipt of a completed preadmission screening report;

2. The individual has a diagnosis of an intellectual disability made by a licensed professional;

3. All other alternate care resources in the community have been explored and found to be unavailable;

4. Space is available in a residential living area with appropriate resources to meet the individual's needs; and

5. The training center's health services personnel have determined that the individual's health care needs can be met by the training center's resources.

B. If the request is for an emergency admission:

1. There must be documentation of a change in the individual's circumstances requiring immediate alternate arrangements to protect the individual; and

2. The length of the emergency stay at the training center shall not exceed the limits established in § 37.2-807 of the Code of Virginia.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-807 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 5, eff. December 5, 2024.

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