Bill Text: VA HB313 | 2024 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations of abuse/neglect at state psychiatric hosp.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0638) [HB313 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB313-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. The Office of the State Inspector General
(the Office) shall (i) develop a plan to fulfill its statutory obligation to
fully investigate all complaints it receives alleging abuse, neglect, or
inadequate care at a state psychiatric hospital and (ii) submit such plan to
the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health [ , Welfare and
Institutions and Human Services ] and the Senate Committee on
Education and Health by November 1, 2024. The Office shall also submit an
annual report to the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year that
states the number of such complaints received by the Office during the prior
fiscal year and the number of such complaints that were fully investigated by
the Office.