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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Health professionals; assisted living facility administrator report those with mental health issues. [HB-1917]
Reporting on health professionals; assisted living facilities. Provides that the administrator of every licensed assisted living facility shall report to the Department of Health Professions any information indicating that a health professional may have a substance abuse or mental health problem.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Merricks
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0463) on 03/24/2011
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Crimes against incapacitated or elder adults; penalty. [HB-1883]
Crimes against incapacitated or elder adults; penalty. Provides that any person who commits an offense set forth in Chapter 4 (crimes against the person), Chapter 5 (crimes against property), or Chapter 6 (crimes involving fraud) of Title 18.2, knowing or having reason to know that the victim of the offense is an incapacitated or elder adult is guilty of a separate and distinct Class 1 misdemeanor if the underlying offense is a misdemeanor and a separate and distinct Class 6 felony if the underlying offense is a felony. The bill also provides that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eileen Filler-Corn
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/08/2011
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Rehabilitative Services, Department of; powers and duties. [HB-1839]
Statewide Independent Living Fund. Eliminates the Statewide Independent Living Fund, eliminates obsolete language regarding the process by which the Department of Rehabilitative Services provides personal care assistance to persons with significant disabilities, and eliminates obsolete language related to the Department of Rehabilitative Services' role in efforts to eliminate environmental barriers affecting persons with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. T. Scott Garrett
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0007) on 02/21/2011
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Discharge from a training center; consent of legal authorized responsible person required. [HB-1790]
Discharge from a training center; consent of parent, guardian, or responsible person required. Provides that a consumer in a training center shall only be discharged upon consent of the consumer or, if the consumer lacks capacity to consent, upon the consent of his legally authorized representative, and following disclosure of information regarding the actual availability and accessibility of services sufficient to meet the needs of the consumer in the community. The provisions of this bill shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2012
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Tata
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0404) on 03/23/2011
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Meth lab; penalty if present in same place as child, mentally incapacitated person, etc. [HB-1766]
Presence of meth lab in same place as child, mentally incapacitated person, or physically helpless person. Provides that any adult who knowingly allows a child or a mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person to be present in the same dwelling, apartment, unit of a hotel, garage, shed, or vehicle where the components of manufacture or attempted manufacture of methamphetamine are present is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 40 years, five years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Crockett-Stark
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/08/2011
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Criminal background checks; DBHDS to use for employment of certain persons. [HB-1729]
Background checks; providers licensed by DBHDS. Allows community services boards and providers licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to hire for compensation a person who has been convicted of not more than one offense of assault and battery of a law-enforcement officer under §18.2-57, or an equivalent offense in another if (i) the person has been granted a simple pardon if the offense was a felony committed in Virginia, or the equivalent if the offense was committed in another state; (ii) more than 10 years
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0657) on 03/26/2011
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Sexually violent predators; procedure for rescission of respondent's refusal to take examination. [HB-1698]
Sexually violent predators. Expands a procedure for rescission of a sexually violent predator's refusal to participate with a mental health examination to allow him to rescind a refusal to participate and provides that assessment hearings may be done by videoconference.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clifford Athey
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0448) on 03/24/2011
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Mental health services; conditions for licensure of providers. [HB-1663]
Conditions for licensure of providers of mental health services. Provides that the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall not grant an initial license to a provider of mental health services other than a licensed hospital or a provider owned or operated by an agency of the Commonwealth if the provider is to be located within one-half mile of a public or private licensed day care center or a public or private K-12 school. The bill also provides that upon receiving notice of a proposal or application for licensure of a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Alexander
House: Stricken From Docket By Health, Welfare And Institutions By Voice Vote on 01/20/2011
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Incapacitated adults; abuse and neglect. [HB-1606]
Incapacitated adults; abuse and neglect. Narrows the definition of incapacitated adult and expands the definition of neglect in the criminal statute. The statute of limitations for a misdemeanor prosecution under the statute is lengthened to five years.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/08/2011
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Virginia Disability Commission; clarifies that Commission shall serve as primary forum in State. [HB-1514]
Virginia Disability Commission. Clarifies that the Virginia Disability Commission shall serve as the primary forum in the Commonwealth where the needs of and issues affecting people with physical and sensory disabilities are identified and addressed, and provides that the Commission shall serve as the primary body for coordinating proposals and recommendations of all commissions and agencies for legislation or budget actions affecting persons with physical and sensory disabilities, including receiving, reviewing, and responding to proposals and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0686) on 03/26/2011
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Crimes against incapacitated adults; penalty. [HB-1512]
Crimes against incapacitated adults; penalty. Provides that any person who commits an offense set forth in Chapter 4 (crimes against the person), Chapter 5 (crimes against property), or Chapter 6 (crimes involving fraud) of Title 18.2, knowing or having reason to know that the victim of the offense is an incapacitated adult is guilty of a separate and distinct Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill adds that if the offender is a person responsible for the care of the victim, punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 30 days if the
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Scott
House: Incorporated By Courts Of Justice (hb1633-watts) By Voice Vote on 01/31/2011
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Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of; disposition of unclaimed bodies. [HB-1464]
Disposition of unclaimed bodies; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that in the case of a person who has been committed to the custody of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and died prior to his release, whose body is unclaimed and whose body the Commissioner of Health refuses to accept for scientific study, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall bear the reasonable costs of disposition of the body. This bill also provides that if a claimant is unable to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Wright
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0567) on 03/25/2011
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Voluntary admission; eliminates option therefor to training center upon request of person, etc. [HB-1444]
Admission to a training center. Eliminates the option for voluntary admission to a training center upon request of a person with mental retardation. This bill provides that a person may be admitted to a training center only upon written certification of eligibility for admission to a training center entered by a judge or special justice, upon petition of the parent or guardian of a person with mental retardation or other responsible person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Morgan
House: Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/08/2011