Involuntary Admissions
This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Involuntary Admissions.” It is part of Title 37.2, titled “Behavioral Health And Developmental Services.” It is part of Subtitle 3, titled “Admissions And Dispositions.” It is part of Chapter 8, titled “Emergency Custody And Voluntary And Involuntary Civil Admissions.” It’s comprised of the following 19 sections.
- § 37.2-814
- Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; written explanation; right to counsel; rights of petitioner
- § 37.2-815
- Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; examination required
- § 37.2-816
- Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; preadmission screening report
- § 37.2-817
- Involuntary admission and mandatory outpatient treatment orders
- § 37.2-817.1
- Monitoring mandatory outpatient treatment; petition for hearing
- § 37.2-817.2
- Court review of mandatory outpatient treatment plan or discharge plan
- § 37.2-817.3
- Rescission of mandatory outpatient treatment order
- § 37.2-817.4
- Continuation of mandatory outpatient treatment order
- § 37.2-818
- Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; recordings and records
- § 37.2-819
- Order of involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment forwarded to CCRE; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to CCRE; firearm background check
- § 37.2-820
- Place of hearing
- § 37.2-821
- Appeal of involuntary admission or certification order
- § 37.2-822
- Treatment of person admitted while appeal is pending
- § 37.2-823
- Examination of admission papers by director; examination of persons admitted
- § 37.2-824
- Periodic review of all persons for purposes of retention
- § 37.2-825
- Admission raises no presumption of legal incapacity
- § 37.2-826
- Disposition of nonresidents
- § 37.2-827
- Admission of aliens
- § 37.2-828
- Receiving and maintaining federal prisoners in state facilities