Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered. (SB472)
Introduced By
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon) with support from co-patron Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Licensure of group homes and residential facilities for children. Eliminates provisions requiring the Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to regulate group homes and residential facilities for children. This bill requires the Department of Social Services to regulate group homes and residential facilities for children, requires the Department of Education to regulate educational programs and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to regulate mental health, mental retardation or substance abuse services offered in group homes and residential facilities for children licensed by the Department of Social Services. Read the Bill »
Status
03/12/2008: Passed the General Assembly
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 |
| 01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083151232 |
| 01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/08/2008 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Committee substitute printed 085709232-S1 |
| 02/11/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/12/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 085709232-S1 |
| 02/12/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB472S1 |
| 02/12/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Communicated to House |
| 02/14/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/14/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2008 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/19/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB472S1) |
| 02/19/2008 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2008 | Committee substitute printed 088578232-H1 |
| 02/19/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/22/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton) |
| 02/27/2008 | Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/29/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB472H1) |
| 03/03/2008 | Read third time |
| 03/03/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 088578232-H1 |
| 03/03/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB472H1 |
| 03/03/2008 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 03/03/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 03/05/2008 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 03/08/2008 | Enrolled |
| 03/08/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER) |
| 03/08/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/11/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB472ER) |
| 03/11/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/17/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB472ER) |
| 04/11/2008 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
Comments
Great way to make sure children aren't protected in residential treatment. Take oversight out of the hands of MH licensing which does a great job and knows the territory and put it in the overburdened hands of Social Services which doesn't come close to doing the job MH licensing does. What we really need is MORE oversight, not less and we need to take decisons about closure out of the hands of political appointees and allow the licensing professionals to make these decisions themselves.
Who benefits from this bill? Not children in state care.
interesting that the lobbist for psy soutions contributed mucho dinaro to hanger then he sponsers a bill to reduce their oversight........hmmmmmmmm
Psychiatric Solutions owns/operates Whisper Ridge in Charlottesville which should have lost its license a long time ago and nearly did. Less oversight of that place will lead to death. They almost lost a resident to assault already, had suicide attempts on "one on one" supposedly, failed to get needed medical care, sexual abuse by staff, if human rights advocates from DMHMRSAS and licensing folks aren't in there every week kids will die. No question. Meanwhile we have empty beds at Commonwealth Center For Children And Adolescents.
Can anyone explain what the amended version of this bill means? What Department is the Amendment talking about? Who will be licensing residential facilities?