Resources for State Operated Facilities
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Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, The Office of Human Rights assists the Department in fulfilling its legislative mandate under §37.2-400 to assure and protect the legal and human rights of all Individuals as stipulated in the Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving Services from Providers Licensed, Funded, or Operated By The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services,
Please see the Virginia Legislative Information System (LIS) to access the Human Rights Regulations. Below are Rights Posters available for download or printing:
Rights Posters
• English
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Korean
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
Additional Rights Protection Agencies contact information:
- Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG)
- disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
- Adult Protective Services / Child Protective Services:
For Non-DBHDS related complaints please see referral sheet below:
Memorandums & Technical Assistance
- Memo to Facility Directors re: HRR Draft and Other Important Updates for 2025_1.20.21
- Notice of DRAFT Noncontroversial Streamlining, Clarifying, and Regulatory Reductions to Chapter 115 and Public Comment Period dated 9.23.2024
- OHR Guidance on Monitoring Devices 9.16.24
- DI 201 Improbable Process Memo 9.12.24
- Facility Behavioral Treatment Plan Guidance_7.20.22 – UPDATED 3.27.23
- Clarification and Guidance for Investigating Restraint with Injury Memo 4.1.22
- Facility Memo Re: Isolation and Quarantine_2.7.22
- Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance for State Operated Facilities_6.1.21
- Functions of the OHR in State Operated Facilities_5.13.21
- Notice of Human Rights Violation Memo for State Operated Facilities_1.7.21
Training
State Operated Facilities Training slide decks:
Facility New Employee Orientation
*Please see Facility New Hire Orientation PowerPoint Below. This presentation is designed to be facilitated by facility training staff to educate new employees of State Operated Facilities on regulatory practices and compliances with the Human Rights Regulations. The presentation appendix provides additional slides to incorporate in the required material to supply additional supplemental education for specific facility needs and preferences.
- Slide Deck – customizable
Facility Investigation Training
Reporting in CHRIS: Facilities
Local Human Rights Committee (LHRC) & State Human Rights Committee (SHRC)
Attending a Fact-Finding Review? Please see below for helpful information in attendance!
For information regarding the LHRC or SHRC, including how to obtain meeting dates, please click below to be taken to the LHRC & SHRC page:
FOIA
PURSUIANT TO FOIA, if you would like to make a request for LHRC or SHRC documents, see the FOIA request portal below:
LHRC Review Forms & Procedural Expectations for Facilities
- LHRC Review Forms Overview for Providers_12.13.24
- Behavioral Treatment Plan (BTP) with Restraint or Time-Out_10.9.24
- Consent and Authorization_10.9.24
- Formal Variance Application_8.13.24
- Human Research Notification_10.9.24
- Next Friend 10.9.24
- Restrictions to Dignity and/or Freedoms_10.9.24
Variance Requests
The State Human Rights Committee considers requests for variances to The Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving Services from Providers Licensed, Funded, or Operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services at its meetings. Please contact the Facility Advocate Manager for assistance with this process.
