Private behavioral health services providers; licensure. (HB540)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg)
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 private behavioral health services providers. Clarifies provisions governing issuance of a license to a private provider by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, provides that a provisional license may be issued to a provider that has failed to comply with regulations other than those related to health and safety of a person receiving services in certain cases, and clarifies situations in which certain sanctions may be imposed upon a provider. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2014 | Committee |
01/06/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100846D |
01/06/2014 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/09/2014 | Assigned HWI sub: # 2 |
01/23/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
01/28/2014 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104196D-H1 |
01/29/2014 | Read first time |
01/30/2014 | Read second time |
01/30/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104196D-H1 |
01/30/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB540H1 |
01/31/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/03/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB540H1) |
02/20/2014 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2014 | Read third time |
02/24/2014 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2014 | Enrolled |
02/26/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB540ER) |
02/26/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2014 | Signed by President |
03/05/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB540ER) |
04/03/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 497 (effective 7/1/14) |
04/03/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497) |
Comments
This is a terrible idea. Exactly which regulations do NOT relate to the health and safety of a person receiving services?
We just went through a shameful year and a half, from March 5, 2012 to October 1, 2013, in which the Commonwealth twiddled its thumbs before stifling a yawn and finally shutting down six facilities with 400 people run by the notorious Scott Schuett in the Hampton Roads area. Most of these victims were DBHDS and CSB clients, dumped into these so-called assisted living facilities alongside frail elderly people. At least two elderly ladies were savagely beaten by the severely mentally ill people sent to live alongside them. Three people died. The proprietor, Scott Schuett, responded to a citation by outrageously claiming that "The inspector must be unfamiliar with the mentally ill. It is a well-known fact that you cannot stop mentally ill peoople from fighting."
Please google Scott Schuett for more appalling details.
Before anybody considers watering down the standards that apply to behavioral health providers, we need to know more about what situation and what agencies instigated this ill-advised legislation.
We need tougher rules and better enforcement!