Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;landlord obligations; tenant safety. Requires a landlord whoowns more than four rental dwelling units, or more than a 10 percentinterest in more than four rental dwelling units, to require allemployees and applicants for employment to submit to fingerprintingand provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded alongwith the employee's or applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigationfor the purpose of obtaining criminal history record informationregarding such employee or applicant. The bill allows a landlordto disqualify from employment any person who has been convicted ofor found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendereto, regardless of adjudication, a violent crime committed in anyjurisdiction. The bill also provides that a landlord must (i) establishwritten policies and procedure for the storage and management of,access to, and return of all keys for each rental dwelling unit;(ii) regulate the secure storage of and access to unissued keys;and (iii) maintain a written log for the issuance and return of allkeys. Finally, pursuant to the bill, all relevant landlords must submit certain information on a quarterly basis to the Department of Housingand Community Development to prove compliance with the provisionsoutlined in the bill.
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Use of canines in correctional facilities;prohibited acts. Prohibits any correctional officer, jail officer,or other employee of a state, local, or juvenile correctional facilityfrom using a canine to extract a prisoner or juvenile from his cellunless there is a threat of death or serious bodily injury to theprisoner or juvenile, other prisoners or juveniles, or any officeror employee of the facility.
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Hospital regulations; policies and proceduresrelated to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Requireshospitals to develop and implement written policies and proceduresrelated to the screening and treatment of victims of domestic violenceand sexual assault.
Board of Medicine; implicit bias and culturalcompetency. Requires all practitioners licensed by the Boardof Medicine to complete two hours of continuing education in eachbiennium on topics related to implicit bias and cultural competency.
Perinatal health care providers; implicit biastraining. Requires the Board of Health to amend its regulationsto require that each hospital develop and implement policies requiringall perinatal health care providers to complete an in-person andinteractive training on implicit bias.
Department of Medical Assistance Services; reporton utilization of community intermediate care facilities for individualswith intellectual disabilities. Directs the Department of MedicalAssistance Services to report annually by December 1 of each yearto the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Educationand Health and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committeeson Health, Welfare and Institutions and Appropriations regarding utilization of community intermediate care facilities for individualswith intellectual disabilities in the Commonwealth and to make suchreport available to the public on a website maintained by the Department.
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. Requiresthe Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to take certain actionsupon the finding that an individual died from Sudden Unexpected Deathin Epilepsy (SUDEP). The bill directs the Office of the Chief MedicalExaminer to publish information on SUDEP and a SUDEP death investigationform on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the Chief MedicalExaminer and local medical examiners to complete training providedby The Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia. The bill has a delayed effectivedate of January 1, 2023.
Nursing home standards of care and staff requirements; regulations. Requires the State Board of Health to establishstaffing and care standards in nursing homes to require a minimumof direct care services to each resident per 24-hour period as follows:(i) a minimum of 2.8 direct care hours provided by a nurse aide perresident, per day; (ii) a minimum of 1.3 direct care hours providedby a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse per resident, perday; and (iii) a minimum of 0.75 hours out of total 4.1 required direct hours provided by a registered nurse per resident, per day.The bill requires nursing homes to provide quarterly staff trainingon first aid, medication administration, and compliance with nursinghome policies and procedures. Additionally, the bill removes languagerequiring that each hospital, nursing home, and certified nursingfacility establish protocols for patient visits from a rabbi, priest,minister, or clergy of any religious denomination or sect duringa declared public health emergency related to a communicable diseaseof public health threat.
Consultation with federally recognized TribalNations; permits and reviews with potential impacts on environmental,cultural, and historic resources. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Environmental Quality,the Department of Historic Resources, and the Virginia Marine ResourcesCommission to establish policies and procedures for consulting withfederally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth when evaluating certain permits and reviews with potential impacts on environmental,cultural, or historic resources or that would have tribal implications,as defined in the bill. The bill directs the Secretary of the Commonwealthto designate an Ombudsman for Tribal Consultation to facilitate communicationand consultation with Tribal Nations. The bill codifies ExecutiveOrder 82 (2021).