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Commitment; civil proceedings (§ 19.2-182.3)
2016Upon receipt of the evaluation report and, if applicable, a conditional release or discharge plan, the court shall schedule the matter for hearing on an expedited basis, giving the matter priority over other civil matters before the court, to determ . . .
Habeas corpus as means (§ 37.2-844)
2016A Any person held in custody because of his mental illness may by petition for a writ of habeas corpus have the question of the legality of his detention determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon the petition, after notice to the authorit . . .
Services of certain practitioners other than physicians to be covered (§ 38.2-4221)
2016A A nonstock corporation shall not fail or refuse, either directly or indirectly, to allow or to pay to a subscriber for all or any part of the health services rendered by any doctor of podiatry, doctor of chiropody, optometrist, optician, chiropract . . .
Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; examination required (§ 37.2-815)
2016A Notwithstanding § 37.2-814, the district court judge or special justice shall require an examination of the person who is the subject of the hearing by a psychiatrist or a psychologist who is licensed in Virginia by the Board of Medicine or the Bo . . .
Counties, cities and towns may provide dates for filing returns, set penalties, interest, etc (§ 58.1-3916)
2016Notwithstanding provisions contained in §§ 58.1-3518, 58.1-3900, 58.1-3913, 58.1-3915, and 58.1-3918, the governing body of any county, city, or town may provide by ordinance the time for filing local license applications and annual returns of taxa . . .
Admission of veteran to, or transfer to or from, a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation (§ 37.2-841)
2016Whenever it appears that a person with mental illness is a veteran eligible for treatment in a Veterans’ Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation, the district court judge or special justice may, upon receipt of a certificate . . .
Rules as to patients (§ 15.2-5333)
2016An authority shall have power to make rules governing the admission of patients to, and the care, conduct, and treatment of patients in, any hospital operated by the authority; to determine whether patients presented to the hospital for treatment are . . .
Judicial authorization of treatment (§ 37.2-1101)
2016A An appropriate circuit court or district court judge or special justice may authorize treatment for a mental or physical disorder on behalf of an adult person, in accordance with this section, if it finds upon clear and convincing evidence that (i) . . .
Emergency custody of conditionally released acquittee (§ 19.2-182.9)
2016When exigent circumstances do not permit compliance with revocation procedures set forth in § 19.2-182.8, any district court judge or a special justice, as defined in § 37.2-100, or a magistrate may issue an emergency custody order, upon the sworn . . .
Seizure and impoundment of animals; notice and hearing; disposition of animal; disposition of proceeds upon sale (§ 3.2-6569)
2016A Any humane investigator, law-enforcement officer or animal control officer may lawfully seize and impound any animal that has been abandoned, has been cruelly treated, or is suffering from an apparent violation of this chapter that has rendered the . . .