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At the time that the final stage of a regulation is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, the Department shall provide direct notice to stakeholders affected by the regulatory change that such final stage has been posted.B\n\nAt the time a change to a provider manual is being developed, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide direct notice to stakeholders affected by the provider manual change that such change has been initiated. The Department shall post a notice of such change to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, to include a public comment forum, for a period of 30 days. Such notice shall include a description of the change and provide contact information for the Department’s designated contact person.C\n\nAt or prior to the time a new regulation relating to licensed providers is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the new regulatory change that such change has been initiated.D\n\nAt the time that the final stage of a regulation is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the regulatory change that such final stage has been posted.E\n\nAt the time any change to guidance documents related to licensure requirements is being developed, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the change that such change has been initiated. The Department shall post the proposed change to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, to include a public comment forum, for a period of 30 days. Such notice shall include a description of the change and provide contact information for the Department’s designated contact person. If it is anticipated that the change shall have an impact on staffing or payment matters for the affected stakeholders, the direct notice to stakeholders shall note this fact and request specific comments regarding an appropriate time frame for the implementation of such changes.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208718,"text":"At or prior to the time a new regulation is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide direct notice to stakeholders affected by the new regulatory change that such change has been initiated. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 599<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":176775,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56978,"identifier":"2.2-4007.04:01","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007.04_01","url":"\/2.2-4007.04_01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4007.04_01\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007.04_01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice required of certain departments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4007.04:01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> At or prior to the time a new regulation<\/span> is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide direct notice to stakeholders affected by the new regulatory change that such change has been initiated. At the time that the final stage of a regulation<\/span> is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, the Department shall provide direct notice to stakeholders affected by the regulatory change that such final stage has been posted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> At the time a change to a provider manual is being developed, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide direct notice to stakeholders affected by the provider manual change that such change has been initiated. The Department shall post a notice of such change to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, to include a public comment forum, for a period of 30 days. Such notice shall include a description of the change and provide contact information for the Department’s designated contact person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> At or prior to the time a new regulation<\/span> relating to licensed providers is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the new regulatory change that such change has been initiated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> At the time that the final stage of a regulation<\/span> is posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the regulatory change that such final stage has been posted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> At the time any change to guidance documents<\/span> related to licensure requirements is being developed, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the change that such change has been initiated. The Department shall post the proposed change to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, to include a public comment forum, for a period of 30 days. Such notice shall include a description of the change and provide contact information for the Department’s designated contact person. If it is anticipated that the change shall have an impact on staffing or payment matters for the affected stakeholders, the direct notice to stakeholders shall note this fact<\/span> and request specific comments regarding an appropriate time frame for the implementation of such changes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE REQUIRED OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS (\u00a7 2.2-4007.04:01)\n\nA. At or prior to the time a new regulation is posted to the Virginia Regulatory\nTown Hall, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide direct\nnotice to stakeholders affected by the new regulatory change that such change\nhas been initiated. At the time that the final stage of a regulation is posted\nto the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, the Department shall provide direct notice\nto stakeholders affected by the regulatory change that such final stage has been\nposted.\n\nB. At the time a change to a provider manual is being developed, the Department\nof Medical Assistance Services shall provide direct notice to stakeholders\naffected by the provider manual change that such change has been initiated. The\nDepartment shall post a notice of such change to the Virginia Regulatory Town\nHall, to include a public comment forum, for a period of 30 days. Such notice\nshall include a description of the change and provide contact information for\nthe Department’s designated contact person.\n\nC. At or prior to the time a new regulation relating to licensed providers is\nposted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, the Department of Behavioral Health\nand Developmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers\naffected by the new regulatory change that such change has been initiated.\n\nD. At the time that the final stage of a regulation is posted to the Virginia\nRegulatory Town Hall, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental\nServices shall provide direct notice to licensed providers affected by the\nregulatory change that such final stage has been posted.\n\nE. At the time any change to guidance documents related to licensure\nrequirements is being developed, the Department of Behavioral Health and\nDevelopmental Services shall provide direct notice to licensed providers\naffected by the change that such change has been initiated. The Department shall\npost the proposed change to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, to include a\npublic comment forum, for a period of 30 days. Such notice shall include a\ndescription of the change and provide contact information for the\nDepartment’s designated contact person. If it is anticipated that the\nchange shall have an impact on staffing or payment matters for the affected\nstakeholders, the direct notice to stakeholders shall note this fact and request\nspecific comments regarding an appropriate time frame for the implementation of\nsuch changes.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 599.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}