| 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; amends 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. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB2746 - Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB1439 - Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc. | 01/19/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB752 - Bd. of Psychology, et al., to study education, training, etc. | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |