TITLE 12. HEALTH

STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services intends to consider promulgating 12VAC35-272, Regulations for Residential and Inpatient Services. The purpose of the proposed action, which is part of the restructuring of Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensing regulations, is to provide service-specific regulation of residential and inpatient services. This chapter will include provisions applying to the following services: (i) clinically managed high-intensity residential, (ii) clinically managed low-intensity residential, (iii) clinically managed population-specific high-intensity residential, (iv) community geriatric psychiatric residential, (v) group home, (vi) intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability, (vii) inpatient, (viii) medically managed intensive inpatient, (ix) medically monitored intensive inpatient, (x) respite residential, (xi) substance abuse residential treatment for women with children, (xii) sponsored residential homes; and (xiii) supervised living.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-304 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: September 24, 2025.

Agency Contact: Susan Puglisi, Regulatory Research Specialist, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Jefferson Building, 1220 Bank Street, Fourth Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 975-0538, fax (804) 371-6638, TDD (804) 371-8977, or email susan.puglisi@dbhds.virginia.gov.