Virginia § 19.2-182.4 Confinement and treatment; interfacility transfers; out-of-hospital visits; notice of change in treatment

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-182.4 — Confinement and treatment; interfacility transfers; out-of-hospital visits; notice of change in treatment

Virginia § 19.2-182.4

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 11.1DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ACQUITTED BY REASON OF INSANITY

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-182.4 (2026).

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A.Upon commitment of an acquittee for inpatient hospitalization, the Commissioner shall determine the appropriate placement for him, based on his clinical needs and security requirements. The Commissioner may make interfacility transfers and treatment and management decisions regarding acquittees in his custody without obtaining prior approval of or review by the committing court. If the Commissioner is of the opinion that a temporary visit from the hospital would be therapeutic for the acquittee and that such visit would pose no substantial danger to others, the Commissioner may grant such visit not to exceed forty-eight hours.

B.The Commissioner shall give notice of the granting of an unescorted community visit to any victim of a felony offense against the person punishable by more th

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A. Upon commitment of an acquittee for inpatient hospitalization, the Commissioner shall determine the appropriate placement for him, based on his clinical needs and security requirements. The Commissioner may make interfacility transfers and treatment and management decisions regarding acquittees in his custody without obtaining prior approval of or review by the committing court. If the Commissioner is of the opinion that a temporary visit from the hospital would be therapeutic for the acquittee and that such visit would pose no substantial danger to others, the Commissioner may grant such visit not to exceed forty-eight hours.

B. The Commissioner shall give notice of the granting of an unescorted community visit to any victim of a felony offense against the person punishable by more than five years in prison that resulted in the charges on which the acquittee was acquitted or the next-of-kin of the victim at the last known address, provided the person seeking notice submits a written request for such notice to the Commissioner.

C. The Commissioner shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth for the committing jurisdiction in writing of changes in an acquittee's course of treatment which will involve authorization for the acquittee to leave the grounds of the hospital in which he is confined.