78274416.1-338Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Courts Not Of RecordJuvenile And Domestic Relations District CourtsPsychiatric Treatment Of Minors ActParental admission of minors younger than 14 and nonobjecting minors 14 years of age or older1990, c. 975; 1991, c. 159; 2005, cc. 181, 227; 2008, cc. 783, 808; 2009, cc. 455, 555; 2010, cc. 778, 825; 2015, cc. 504, 543.Com. v. Chatman992706538 S.E.2d 3042000-11-03https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059562/com-v-chatman/ . . . hospital pursuant to the provisions of Code §§ 16.1-338 through -345 of "The Psychiatric . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-338/16.1-339Parental admission of an objecting minor 14 years of age or older/16.1-339/16.1-340.1Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order/16.1-340.1/16.1-345Involuntary commitment; criteria/16.1-345//16.1-338/16.1/11/16/16.1-33816.1-33716.1-33916.1-34416.1-345Admission of a minor under this section shall be approved by a qualified evaluator who has conducted a personal examination of the minor within 48 hours after admission and has made the following written findings:sectionBB1 The minor appears to have a mental illness serious enough to warrant inpatient treatment and is reasonably likely to benefit from the treatment; andsectionB1B12 The minor has been provided with a clinically appropriate explanation of the nature and purpose of the treatment; andsectionB2B22 If the minor is 14 years of age or older, that he has been provided with an explanation of his rights under this Act as they would apply if he were to object to admission, and that he has consented to admission; andsectionB3B32 All available modalities of treatment less restrictive than inpatient treatment have been considered and no less restrictive alternative is available that would offer comparable benefits to the minor.If admission is sought to a state hospital, the community services board serving the area in which the minor resides shall provide, in lieu of the examination required by this section, a preadmission screening report conducted by an employee or designee of the community services board and shall ensure that the necessary written findings have been made before approving the admission. A copy of the written findings of the evaluation or preadmission screening report required by this section shall be provided to the consenting parent and the parent shall have the opportunity to discuss the findings with the qualified evaluator or employee or designee of the community services board.sectionB4B42Any minor admitted under this section while younger than 14 and his consenting parent shall be informed orally and in writing by the director of the facility for inpatient treatment within 10 days of his fourteenth birthday that continued voluntary treatment under the authority of this section requires his consent.sectionFF1A minor who has been hospitalized while properly detained by a juvenile and domestic relations district court or circuit court shall be returned to the detention home, shelter care, or other facility approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice by the sheriff serving the jurisdiction where the minor was detained within 24 hours following completion of a period of inpatient treatment, unless the court having jurisdiction over the case orders that the minor be released from custody.sectionHH1