Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
§ 37.2-300. Creation and supervision of Department - The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is hereby...
§ 37.2-301. Appointment of Commissioner - The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to...
§ 37.2-302. Term of office and vacancy therein - The Commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the...
§ 37.2-303. Qualifications of Commissioner - The Commissioner shall be a person of proven executive and...
§ 37.2-304. Duties of Commissioner - The Commissioner shall be the chief executive officer of the...
§ 37.2-305. Receiving gifts and endowments - The Commissioner may receive gifts, bequests, and endowments to or...
§ 37.2-306. Research into causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and related subjects - The Commissioner is hereby directed to promote research into the...
§ 37.2-307. Employment of special counsel to defend Board member, officer, or employee of Department in criminal cases - If the Commissioner, any Board member, or any officer or...
§ 37.2-308. Data reporting on children and adolescents - A. The Department shall collect and compile the following data:...
§ 37.2-308.01. Commitment hearings for involuntary admissions; data sharing - Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 16.1-305 and 37.2-818, at the...
§ 37.2-308.1. Acute psychiatric bed registry - A. The Department shall develop and administer a web-based acute...
§ 37.2-309. Department responsible for substance abuse services; office established; qualifications of staff - The Department shall be responsible for the administration, planning, and...
§ 37.2-310. Powers and duties of Department related to substance abuse - The Department shall have the following powers and duties related...
§ 37.2-311. Review of applications for state or federal funds or services used in substance abuse programs - A. No state agency that is authorized to issue final...
§ 37.2-311.1. Comprehensive crisis system; Marcus alert system; powers and duties of the Department related to comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability crisis services - A. As used in this section and §§ 37.2-311.2 through...
§ 37.2-311.2. Powers and duties of crisis call center - A. The crisis call center established by the Department pursuant...
§ 37.2-311.3. Standards for community care teams and mobile crisis teams - The Department shall ensure that mobile crisis teams and community...
§ 37.2-311.4. Crisis Call Center Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...
§ 37.2-311.5. Collection of 988 charges - A. 1. Each dealer, as defined in § 56-484.17:1, shall...
§ 37.2-311.6. Liability for emergency calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - A. Any originating service provider, as defined in § 56-484.12,...
§ 37.2-312. Department responsible for education and training programs - The Department shall be responsible for providing for education and...
§ 37.2-312.1. Department to be lead agency for suicide prevention across the lifespan - A. With such funds as may be appropriated for this...
§ 37.2-312.2. Commonwealth Mental Health First Aid Program - A. For the purposes of this section, "certified trainer" means...
§ 37.2-313. Employment of unlicensed physician by Department - Unless a physician is licensed by the Commonwealth or is...
§ 37.2-313.1. Licensed physician required at certain training centers - The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall require...
§ 37.2-314. Background check required - A. As a condition of employment, the Department shall require...
§ 37.2-314.1. Developmental Disabilities Mortality Review Committee; duties; membership; confidentiality; report; penalty - A. There is hereby created the Developmental Disabilities Mortality Review...
§ 37.2-314.2. Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund - A. As used in this section: "Compulsive gambling" means persistent...
§ 37.2-314.3. Powers and duties of the Department related to supported decision-making agreements; report - A. As used in this section: "Principal" means an adult...
§ 37.2-315. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 264, cl. 2.
§ 37.2-316. System restructuring; state and community consensus and planning team required - A. For the purpose of considering any restructuring of the...
§ 37.2-317. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 37.2-318. Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund established; purpose - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...
§ 37.2-319. Administration of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund - A. The Fund shall be administered by the Commissioner. Moneys...