VirginiaAdult protective services; creates adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation central registry.
What it does
Adult protective services; adult abuse, neglect and exploitation 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.
More detail
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, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107202D-H1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House subcommittee offered
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1297)
- Jan 23Assigned sub: Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 15Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 15Presented and ordered printed 26104062DIntroduced