| HB1578 - Office of the State Inspector General; behavioral health and developmental services; required reports. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: Adds the Behavioral Health Commission to the list of entities to whom the Office of the State Inspector General is required to report on certain issues related to behavioral health and developmental services. |
| HB1877 - Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB1895 - Involuntary temporary detention orders; definition of "psychiatric emergency department | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB1937 - Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB2350 - Emergency Management, Department of; powers & duties, development & implementation of guidelines. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB2738 - Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders; generally accepted standards of care. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB2746 - Incapacitated persons; finding of mental incompetence. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB1439 - Acute psychiatric bed registry; Bed Registry Advisory Council; patient privacy and data security; Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemption. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB752 - Psychology, Board of; prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists, report. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: Directs the Board of Psychology to convene a work group to assess the feasibility of authorizing clinical psychologists licensed in Virginia to obtain and utilize prescriptive authority. The bill requires the work group to report its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025. |
| SB765 - Incapacitated persons; finding of mental incompetence. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: Provides that a finding that a person is incapacitated in a proceeding for guardianship or conservatorship shall not be synonymous with a finding that such person is \\"mentally incompetent,\\" as such term is used in relevant law, and therefore not qualified to vote in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Virginia. The bill requires a court to make a finding of mental incompetence by clear and convincing evidence that the person is unable to communicate, with or without accommodations, an interest in participating in the voting process. The bill applies to findings of mental incompetence made on or after July 1, 2025, and allows for individuals who were deemed mentally incompetent prior to July 1, 2025, to file a petition for a court to review such determination in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Disability Commission. |
| SB819 - Community-based outpatient stabilization programs for voluntary treatment; referrals. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: Requires health care professionals and evaluators to consider whether a referral to a community-based outpatient stabilization program for voluntary treatment is appropriate prior to a patient's release from an emergency custody order or a temporary detention order. |
| SB838 - Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: Changes the existing civil penalty for a violation of law related to the operation of recovery residences to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to (i) make recommendations related to oversight and transparency for recovery residences and (ii) develop credentialing guidelines for recovery residences. |
| SB841 - Opioid treatment programs; dispensing, medications from mobile units. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: Directs the Board of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to develop and implement a process by which opioid treatment programs can apply for and receive the necessary permissions and waivers to dispense opioid use disorder treatment medications from mobile units. |
| SB870 - Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB885 - Office of the State Inspector General; behavioral health and developmental services; required reports. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |