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 12VAC35-276, Regulations for Center-Based 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 center-based services. This chapter will include provisions applying to the following services: (i) center-based day support, (ii) mental health intensive outpatient, (iii) mental health outpatient, (iv) mental health partial hospitalization, (v) substance abuse partial hospitalization, (vi) psychosocial rehabilitation, (vii) substance abuse intensive outpatient, (viii) substance abuse outpatient, (ix) center-based therapeutic day treatment for children and adolescents, (x) center-based respite, and (xi) medication-assisted opioid treatment programs.

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.