Virginia § 37.2-809.1 (Expires July 1, 2026) Facility of temporary detention

Virginia Statutes

§ 37.2-809.1 — (Expires July 1, 2026) Facility of temporary detention

Virginia § 37.2-809.1

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 37.2Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Subtitle IIIAdmissions and Dispositions

Ch. 8Emergency Custody and Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions

Art. 4Emergency Custody and Involuntary Temporary Detention

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Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-809.1 (2026).

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A.In each case in which an employee or designee of the local community services board or certified evaluator as defined in § 37.2-809 is required to make an evaluation of an individual pursuant to subsection B, G, or H of § 37.2-808, an employee or designee of the local community services board or certified evaluator shall, upon being notified of the need for such evaluation, contact the state facility for the area in which the community services board is located and notify the state facility that the individual will be transported to the facility upon issuance of a temporary detention order if no other facility of temporary detention can be identified by the time of the expiration of the period of emergency custody pursuant to § 37.2-808. Upon completion of the evaluation, the employee o

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A. In each case in which an employee or designee of the local community services board or certified evaluator as defined in § 37.2-809 is required to make an evaluation of an individual pursuant to subsection B, G, or H of § 37.2-808, an employee or designee of the local community services board or certified evaluator shall, upon being notified of the need for such evaluation, contact the state facility for the area in which the community services board is located and notify the state facility that the individual will be transported to the facility upon issuance of a temporary detention order if no other facility of temporary detention can be identified by the time of the expiration of the period of emergency custody pursuant to § 37.2-808. Upon completion of the evaluation, the employee or designee of the local community services board or certified evaluator shall convey to the state facility information about the individual necessary to allow the state facility to determine the services the individual will require upon admission.

B. A state facility may, following the notice in accordance with subsection A, conduct a search for an alternative facility that is able and willing to provide temporary detention and appropriate care to the individual, which may include another state facility if the state facility notified in accordance with subsection A is unable to provide temporary detention and appropriate care for the individual. Under no circumstances shall a state facility fail or refuse to admit an individual who meets the criteria for temporary detention pursuant to § 37.2-809 unless an alternative facility that is able to provide temporary detention and appropriate care agrees to accept the individual for temporary detention and the individual shall not during the duration of the temporary detention order be released from custody except for purposes of transporting the individual to the state facility or alternative facility in accordance with the provisions of § 37.2-810. If an alternative facility is identified and agrees to accept the individual for temporary detention, the state facility shall notify the community services board or certified evaluator, and an employee or designee of the community services board or certified evaluator shall designate the alternative facility on the prescreening report.

C. A state facility may conduct a search for an alternative facility that is able and willing to provide temporary detention and appropriate care to the individual in accordance with subsection B if the individual is in the custody of an alternative transportation provider.

D. The facility of temporary detention designated in accordance with this section shall be one that has been approved pursuant to regulations of the Board.