Virginia § 37.2-306 Research into causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and related subjects

Virginia Statutes

§ 37.2-306 — Research into causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and related subjects

Virginia § 37.2-306

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 37.2BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Subtitle IGeneral Provisions

Ch. 3DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Art. 1THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSIONER

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Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-306 (2026).

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The Commissioner is hereby directed to promote research into the causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse throughout the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall encourage the directors of the state facilities and their staffs in the investigation of all subjects relating to mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse. In these research programs, the Commissioner shall make use, insofar as practicable, of the services and facilities of medical schools and the hospitals allied with them.

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The Commissioner is hereby directed to promote research into the causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse throughout the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall encourage the directors of the state facilities and their staffs in the investigation of all subjects relating to mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse. In these research programs, the Commissioner shall make use, insofar as practicable, of the services and facilities of medical schools and the hospitals allied with them.

Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 37-14, 37-38.1; 1950, p. 900; 1958, c. 610; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-24; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507; 2017, c. 458.