78603337.2-805.1Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Behavioral Health And Developmental ServicesAdmissions And DispositionsEmergency Custody And Voluntary And Involuntary Civil AdmissionsVoluntary AdmissionAdmission of incapacitated persons pursuant to advance directives or by guardians2009, cc. 211, 268.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/37.2-805.1/54.1-2981Short title/54.1-2981/54.1-2982Definitions/54.1-2982/54.1-2986.2Health care decisions in the event of patient protest/54.1-2986.2/64.2-2000Definitions/64.2-2000/64.2-2009Court order of appointment; limited guardianships and conservatorships/64.2-2009//37.2-805.1/37.2/3/8/2/37.2-805.151.5-15164.2-2009A guardian who has been appointed for an incapacitated person pursuant to Chapter 20 (§ 64.2-2000 et seq.) of Title 64.2 may consent to admission of that person to a facility for no more than 10 calendar days if (i) prior to admission, a physician on the staff of or designated by the proposed admitting facility examines the person and states, in writing, that the person (a) has a mental illness, (b) is incapable of making an informed decision, as defined in § 54.1-2982, regarding admission, and (c) is in need of treatment in a facility; (ii) the proposed admitting facility is willing to admit the person; and (iii) the guardianship order specifically authorizes the guardian to consent to the admission of such person to a facility, pursuant to § 64.2-2009. In addition, for admission to a state facility, the person shall first be screened by the community services board that serves the city or county where the person resides or, if impractical, where the person is located.sectionBB1