Medical and Mental Health Care; Involuntary Admission and Treatment

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This is Article 2.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Medical and Mental Health Care; Involuntary Admission and Treatment.” It is part of Chapter 2 “State Correctional Facilities”, which is part of Title 53.1 “Prisons and Other Methods of Correction”.

It’s comprised of the following 10 sections.

§ 53.1-40.1	Medical and mental health treatment of prisoners incapable of giving consent
§ 53.1-40.10	Exchange of medical and mental health information and records
§ 53.1-40.2	Involuntary admission of prisoners with mental illness
§ 53.1-40.3	Place of hearing or proceeding
§ 53.1-40.4	Appeal of order authorizing involuntary admission
§ 53.1-40.5	Transfer of prisoner involuntarily admitted
§ 53.1-40.6	Periodic review of prisoner for purposes of retention
§ 53.1-40.7	Discharge of prisoner involuntarily admitted
§ 53.1-40.8	Fees and expenses
§ 53.1-40.9	Civil admission proceeding prior to release