| VA | SB34 | Pass | Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report. Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department located in the City of Hampton to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Enacted, Chapter 780 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB125 | Pass | Special justices and independent evaluator fees; emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions. Increases the fee that a special justice receives for presiding over emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Enacted, Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB1269 | Pass | Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services; exception. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, providers of substance abuse or mental health services to adults, and community services boards and b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | SB626 | Pass | Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services; exception. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, providers of substance abuse or mental health services to adults, and community services boards and b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 683 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB888 | Pass | Civil commitments and temporary detention orders; definition of mental illness; neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to evaluate placements for certain individuals; report. Specifies th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective - see bill) |
| VA | HB823 | Pass | Temporary detention order; alternative transportation. Provides that when a magistrate is determining whether an alternative transportation provider is available for the purposes of designating a transportation provider for the transportation of a pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB1242 | Pass | Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations; presence of others. Requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether such individual meets the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | SB497 | Pass | Temporary detention order; alternative transportation. Provides that when a magistrate is determining whether an alternative transportation provider is available for the purposes of designating a transportation provider for the transportation of a pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 680 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | SB546 | Pass | Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations; presence of others. Requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether such individual meets the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | SB176 | Pass | Civil commitments and temporary detention orders; definition of mental illness; neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to evaluate placements for certain individuals; report. Specifies th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 579 (effective - see bill) |
| VA | HB314 | Pass | State hospitals; discharge planning; report. Provides that (i) when an individual is to be discharged from Central State Hospital, Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute, or Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 30 days or less after ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0279) |
| VA | HB515 | Pass | Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; discharge pilot program; report. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and implement a pilot program relating to the discharge of individuals at o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0290) |
| VA | SB179 | Pass | State hospitals; discharge planning; report. Provides that (i) when an individual is to be discharged from Central State Hospital, Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute, or Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 30 days or less after ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153) |
| VA | SB19 | Pass | Recovery residences; death and serious injury reports. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate regulations that require recovery residences to report to the Department any death or serious injury that occ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0030) |
