Office of Human Rights
Local Human Rights Committee
The Local Human Rights Committee (LHRC) consist of volunteers who are broadly representative of various professional and consumer interest in behavioral health and developmental services. The committee's responsibility is to perform certain functions specified in the book entitled "Rules and Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving From Providers Licensed, Funded or Operated by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services", effective September 19, 2007. The State Human Rights Committee (SHRC) appoints members to the LHRC.
The LHRC plays a vital role by:
- Conducting fact finding hearings and making recommendations for resolution of complaints not resolved informally;
- Reviewing and making recommendations concerning policies, procedures, practices, treatment plans and restrictive programming;
- Reviewing and making recommendations concerning requests for variance to the Human Rights Regulations; and
- Performing other oversight functions in the Local Human Rights Bylaws.
LHRC Membership:
The SVTC-LHRC is always eager to hear from individuals who have an interest in serving as members. As required by Virginia Code 37.2-204, one third of the LHRC members shall be consumers or family members of consumers, with at least one health care provider. No current employee of the Department; a community services board, behavioral health authority or local government department with a policy-advisory community services board; or any facility or program licensed or funded by the department shall serve as a member of any local human rights committee that serves as an oversight function for the employing facility, program or organization. For more information about the LHRC, or inquiries regarding committee membership and vacancies please contact:
Ms. Beverly Garnes, Human Rights Manager, Region IV
Southside Virginia Training Center, Building 78
P.O. Box 4030 - 26317 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, Virginia 23803
Telephone:
(804) 524-7321
Fax:
(804) 524-7398
Email:
Beverly.Garnes@dbhds.virginia.gov
A personal interview conducted by members of the SVTC-LHRC is required of all applicants for committee membership in addition to the completion of a Local Human Rights Application Form. The final decision regarding appointments are made by the State Human Rights Committee.
LHRC Meeting:
The Local Human Rights Committee (LHRC) holds monthly meetings at 1:00p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in Conference Room B, building 1 on the north campus of SVTC. Meeting dates are posted as confirmed. Meetings of the SVTC LHRC shall be opened to interested persons as provided in Rules and Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving From Providers Licensed, Funded or Operated by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and applicable sections of the code of Virginia. Visitors wishing to attend any meeting may contact Beverly Garnes, Human Rights Manager by telephone at (804) 524-7431 or by email at Beverly.Garnes@dbhds.virginia.gov.
LHRC Links:
- Human Rights Regulation table of contents
- LHRC Bylaws
- Facility LHRC 2007 Meeting Calendar
- Facility LHRC 2008 Meeting Calendar
- Facility LHRC 2009 Meeting Calendar
- Facility LHRC 2010 Meeting Calendar
- Facility LHRC 2011 Meeting Calendar
- Facility LHRC 2012 Meeting Calendar
- Facility LHRC 2013 Meeting Calendar
Meeting Minutes
2006
- May 10
- June 14
- July 12
- August 9 (No Quorum for LHRC Meeting)
- September 13
- October 11
- November 8
- December 13
2007
- January 10
- February 14
- March 14
- April 11
- May 9
- June 13
- July 11
- August 8
- September 12
- October 10
- November 14
- December 12
2008
- January 9
- February 13
- March 12
- April 9
- May 29
- June 11
- July 9
- August 13
- September 10
- October 8
- November 12
- December 10
2009
- January 14
- February 11
- March 11
- April 8
- May 13
- June 10
- July 8
- August 12
- September 9
- October 14
- November 12
- December 9
2010
- January 13
- February 10
- March 10
- April 14
- May 12
- June 9
- July 14
- August 11
- September 8
- October 13
- November 10
- December 8
2011
- January 12
- February 9
- March 9
- April 13
- May 11
- June 8
- July 13
- August 10 - No meeting held
- September 14
- October 12
- November 9
- December 14
2012
- January 11
- February 8
- March 14
- April 11
- May 9
- June 13
- July 11
- August 8 - No meeting held
- September 12
- October 10
- November 14
- December 12
Meeting Schedule
| Date | Minutes | Reporting Period | Agenda Deadline | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2013 | Meeting Minutes | October 1 - December 31, 2012 | January 4, 2013 | Building 1, Conf. Room B |
| May 8, 2013 | Meeting Minutes | January 1 - March 31, 2013 | April 10, 2013 | Building 1, Conf. Room B |
| August 14, 2013 | Meeting Minutes | April 1 - June 30, 2013 | July 10, 2013 | Building 1, Conf. Room B |
| November 13, 2013 | Meeting Minutes | July 1 - September 30, 2013 | October 9, 2013 | Building 1, Conf. Room B |
