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Code of Virginia
Title 37.2. Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
9/13/2024

Title 37.2. Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (2024 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. General Provisions
  • Chapter 3. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
    • Article 1. The Department and the Commissioner
    § 37.2-311.1
    Comprehensive crisis system; Marcus alert system; powers and duties of the Department related to comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability crisis services
    § 37.2-314
    Background check required
  • Chapter 4. Protection of Consumers
    • Article 2. Licensing Providers of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
    § 37.2-416.1
    Background checks required; adult substance abuse and mental health services
    • Article 4. Miscellaneous and Penal Provisions
    § 37.2-431.1
    Recovery residences
  • Subtitle II. Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
  • Chapter 5. Community Services Boards
    § 37.2-505
    (Effective until January 1, 2025) Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning
    § 37.2-505
    (Effective January 1, 2025) Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning
    § 37.2-506.1
    Background checks required; adult substance abuse and mental health services
    § 37.2-508
    Performance contract for mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services
  • Chapter 6. Behavioral Health Authorities
    § 37.2-608
    Performance contract for mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services
  • Subtitle III. Admissions and Dispositions
  • Chapter 8. Emergency Custody and Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions
    • Article 1. General Provisions
    § 37.2-800
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Applicability of chapter
    § 37.2-800
    (Effective July 1, 2026). Applicability of chapter
    § 37.2-804
    Fees and expenses
    § 37.2-804.2
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Disclosure of records
    § 37.2-804.2
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of records
    • Article 4. Emergency Custody and Involuntary Temporary Detention
    § 37.2-808
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Emergency custody; issuance and execution of order
    § 37.2-808
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Emergency custody; issuance and execution of order
    § 37.2-809
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order
    § 37.2-809
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order
    § 37.2-809.1
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Facility of temporary detention
    § 37.2-809.1
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Facility of temporary detention
    § 37.2-810
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Transportation of person in the temporary detention process
    § 37.2-810
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Transportation of person in the temporary detention process
    § 37.2-813
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Release of person prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admission
    § 37.2-813
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Release of person prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admission
    • Article 5. Involuntary Admissions
    § 37.2-814
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; written explanation; right to counsel; rights of petitioner
    § 37.2-814
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; written explanation; right to counsel; rights of petitioner
    § 37.2-816
    (Expires July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; preadmission screening report
    § 37.2-816
    (Effective July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; preadmission screening report
    • Article 7. Discharge and Transfers
    § 37.2-837
    (Effective until January 1, 2025) Discharge from state hospitals or training centers, conditional release, and trial or home visits for individuals
    § 37.2-837
    (Effective January 1, 2025) Discharge from state hospitals or training centers, conditional release, and trial or home visits for individuals
  • Chapter 9. Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators
    § 37.2-903
    Database of prisoners convicted of sexually violent offenses; maintained by Department of Corrections; notice of pending release to CRC
  • Subtitle IV. Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Judicial Authorization of Treatment
  • Chapter 11. Judicial Authorization of Treatment
    § 37.2-1104
    Temporary detention in hospital for testing, observation, or treatment