VirginiaSB4172025 Regular SessionSenate

Adult protective services; created central registry of substantiated complaints of adult abuse, etc.

Sponsored By: Christopher T. Head (Republican)

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Summary

Adult protective services; central registry. Creates a central registry of substantiated complaints of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation to be maintained by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. The bill establishes (i) investigation requirements for local departments of social services related to reports of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (ii) record retention and disclosure requirements for the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and local departments of social services; (iii) notice requirements related to findings by local departments and central registry entries; and (iv) an appeals process to contest the findings of a local department related to substantiated reports of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The bill directs the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and exempts the Commissioner's initial adoption of such regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

Rehabilitation and Social Services

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Christopher T. Head

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/2/2024

Continued to 2025 in Rehabilitation and Social Services

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Left in Rehabilitation and Social Services

    11/19/2024Senate
  2. Continued to 2025 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)

    2/2/2024Senate
  3. Impact statement from DPB (SB417)

    1/16/2024Senate
  4. Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

    1/9/2024Senate
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104879D

    1/9/2024Senate

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/11/2024

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