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VA Code § 37.2-203.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 2 - State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-203.1. Licensed provider; statement to prospective employer

The Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall amend regulations governing licensed providers to require that every licensed provider provide a statement regarding a current or past employee or other individual currently or previously associated with the provider in a capacity that requires a criminal history background check pursuant to § 37.2-416 or 37.2-506 to any other licensed provider with which the current or past employee has applied for employment or to fill a role that requires a criminal history background check pursuant to § 37.2-416 or 37.2-506. The statement shall address the character, ability, and fitness for employment in or to otherwise fill the role for which the person has applied and shall be provided upon receipt of a request for such information from the other licensed provider and written consent to the disclosure of such information executed by the current or past employee or other individual currently or previously associated with the provider in a capacity that requires a criminal history background check pursuant to § 37.2-416 or 37.2-506. Nothing in the amended regulations shall require disclosure of information subject to privilege or confidentiality pursuant to § 8.01-581.16, 8.01-581.17, or 32.1-127.1:03 or federal law.2019, c. 776, § 32.1-326.4.
VA Code § 37.2-204 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 2 - State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-204. Appointments to state and local human rights committees

The Board shall appoint a state human rights committee that shall appoint local human rights committees to address alleged violations of human rights of individuals receiving services. One-third of the appointments made to the state or local human rights committees shall be individuals who are receiving or who have received services or family members of such individuals, with at least two individuals who are receiving or who have received public or private mental health, developmental, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services within five years of the date of their initial appointment on each committee. In addition, at least one appointment to the state and each local human rights committee shall be a health care provider. Remaining appointments shall include lawyers and persons with interest, knowledge, or training in the mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services field. No current employee of the Department, a community services board, or a behavioral health authority shall serve as a member of the state human rights committee. No current employee of the Department, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, or any facility, program, or organization licensed or funded by the Department or funded by a community services board or behavioral health authority shall serve as a member of any local human rights committee that serves an oversight function for the employing facility, program, or organization.1999, c. 969, § 37.1-84.3; 2001, c. 453; 2005, cc. 201, 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-300 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-300. Creation and supervision of Department

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is hereby established in the executive branch of government responsible to the Governor. The Department shall be under the supervision and management of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall carry out his management and supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the policies and regulations of the Board and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.Code 1950, §§ 14-22, 37-53; 1950, p. 902; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-16; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-39; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 1998, c. 872; 2005, c. 716; 2009, cc. 813, 840.
VA Code § 37.2-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-301. Appointment of Commissioner

The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, if in session when the appointment is made or, if not in session, at its next session.Code 1950, § 37-54; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-40; 1976, c. 671; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-302 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-302. Term of office and vacancy therein

The Commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with that of the Governor making the appointment or until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments are made.Code 1950, § 37-55; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-41; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-303 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-303. Qualifications of Commissioner

The Commissioner shall be a person of proven executive and administrative ability and shall have had appropriate education and substantial experience in the fields of mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services.Code 1950, § 37-56; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-42; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-305 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-305. Receiving gifts and endowments

The Commissioner may receive gifts, bequests, and endowments to or for state facilities in their names or to or for any individual receiving services in state facilities. When gifts, bequests, and endowments are accepted by the Commissioner, he shall well and faithfully administer such trusts.Code 1950, § 37-37; 1960, c. 134; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-22; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-306 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 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 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.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.
VA Code § 37.2-307 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 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 employee of the Department is arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted on any charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official duties, the Commissioner may employ special counsel, to be approved by the Attorney General, to defend the person. The compensation for the special counsel employed pursuant to this section shall, subject to approval of the Attorney General, be paid out of funds appropriated to the Department.Code 1950, § 37-16.2; 1966, c. 371; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-38; 1976, c. 671; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-308 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-308. Data reporting on children and adolescents

A. The Department shall collect and compile the following data:1. The total number of licensed and staffed inpatient acute care psychiatric beds for children under the age of 14 and adolescents ages 14 through 17; and2. The total number of licensed and staffed residential treatment beds for children under the age of 14 and adolescents ages 14 through 17 in residential facilities licensed pursuant to this title, excluding group homes.B. The Department shall collect and compile data obtained from the community policy and management team pursuant to subdivision 16 of § 2.2-5206 and each community services board or behavioral health authority pursuant to § 37.2-507 and subdivision 18 of § 37.2-605. The Department shall ensure that the data reported is not duplicative.C. The Department shall report this data on a quarterly basis to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and to the Virginia Commission on Youth.2002, cc. 585, 619, § 37.1-189.3; 2005, c. 716; 2008, c. 277.
VA Code § 37.2-308.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-308.01. Commitment hearings for involuntary admissions; data sharing

Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 16.1-305 and 37.2-818, at the request of the Department and as provided in this section, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall provide to the Department electronic data, including individually identifiable information, on the proceedings provided for in Article 16 (§ 16.1-335 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 and Chapter 8 (§ 37.2-800 et seq.). For the purposes of this section, "individually identifiable information" shall include the name and date of birth of the individual who is the subject of the proceeding and the last four digits of the individual's social security number.Electronic data collected by the Department pursuant to this section may be used by the Department for the purposes of developing and maintaining statistical archives, conducting research on the outcome of proceedings provided for in Article 16 (§ 16.1-335 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 and Chapter 8 (§ 37.2-800 et seq.), and preparing analyses and reports for use by the Department.The Department shall take all necessary steps to protect the security and privacy of the electronic data to the same extent required by state and federal law and regulations governing health information privacy. Such electronic data shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).2017, cc. 188, 719.
VA Code § 37.2-308.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-308.1. Acute psychiatric bed registry

A. The Department shall develop and administer a web-based acute psychiatric bed registry to collect, aggregate, and display information about available acute beds in public and private inpatient psychiatric facilities and public and private residential crisis stabilization units to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary detention and treatment of individuals who meet the criteria for temporary detention pursuant to § 37.2-809.B. The acute psychiatric bed registry created pursuant to subsection A shall:1. Include descriptive information for every public and private inpatient psychiatric facility and every public and private residential crisis stabilization unit in the Commonwealth, including contact information for the facility or unit;2. Provide real-time information about the number of beds available at each facility or unit and, for each available bed, the type of patient that may be admitted, the level of security provided, and any other information that may be necessary to allow employees or designees of community services boards and employees of inpatient psychiatric facilities or public and private residential crisis stabilization units to identify appropriate facilities for detention and treatment of individuals who meet the criteria for temporary detention; and3. Allow employees and designees of community services boards, employees of inpatient psychiatric facilities or public and private residential crisis stabilization units, and health care providers as defined in § 8.01-581.1 working in an emergency room of a hospital or clinic or other facility rendering emergency medical care to perform searches of the registry to identify available beds that are appropriate for the detention and treatment of individuals who meet the criteria for temporary detention.C. Every state facility, community services board, behavioral health authority, and private inpatient provider licensed by the Department shall participate in the acute psychiatric bed registry established pursuant to subsection A and shall designate such employees as may be necessary to submit information for inclusion in the acute psychiatric bed registry and serve as a point of contact for addressing requests for information related to data reported to the acute psychiatric bed registry.D. Every state facility, community services board, behavioral health authority, and private inpatient provider licensed by the Department shall update information included in the acute psychiatric bed registry whenever there is a change in bed availability for the facility, board, authority, or provider or, if no change in bed availability has occurred, at least daily.E. The Commissioner may enter into a contract with a private entity for the development and administration of the acute psychiatric bed registry established pursuant to subsection A.2014, cc. 691, 774; 2015, cc. 34, 116.
VA Code § 37.2-309 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-309. Department responsible for substance abuse services; office established; qualifications of staff

The Department shall be responsible for the administration, planning, and regulation of substance abuse services in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall establish an Office of Substance Abuse Services and employ a director and staff who shall have knowledge and experience in the field of substance abuse to carry out this responsibility. Each substance abuse treatment program shall provide data, statistics, schedules, and information that may be reasonably required to the Department.1976, cc. 739, 767, §§ 37.1-204, 37.1-219; 1980, c. 582; 1998, c. 724; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-311 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 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 approval or disapproval of or to make a final review and comment on any application for state funds or services that are to be used in a substance abuse program shall take final action on an application until the application is first reviewed and commented on by the Department to determine its compatibility with the comprehensive interagency state plan for substance abuse services, and thereafter the review and comment by the Department shall remain a part of the application documents.B. Every applicant for any state funds, services, loans, grants-in-aid, or matching funds that are to be used in connection with any substance abuse program shall submit a copy of the application for those funds, services, loans, grants-in-aid, or matching funds to the Department for review and comment simultaneously with submission of the application to the funding source.C. The Department shall review and comment on each application within 45 days after receiving the application or in accordance with the requirements of the funding source.D. Every applicant for any federal funds that are to be used in connection with any substance abuse program shall submit a summary of the application for those funds to the Department for review and comment simultaneously with submission of the application to the funding source. If the application is approved, the applicant shall then provide the Department with a complete copy of the application as funded within 45 days of receiving official notification of funding.E. Each state agency requesting an appropriation or a change in an existing appropriation from the General Assembly for substance abuse programs shall submit the request to the Department for review and comment to determine its compatibility with the comprehensive interagency state plan for substance abuse services and shall supply the Department with all relevant information, including a full report on funds expended pursuant to prior appropriations. The Department shall provide the Governor and the General Assembly with its assessment of each request by a state agency for an appropriation or a change in an existing appropriation.1976, c. 767, § 37.1-206; 1980, c. 582; 1998, c. 724; 2005, c. 716; 2008, c. 83.
VA Code § 37.2-311.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-311.2. Powers and duties of crisis call center

A. The crisis call center established by the Department pursuant to § 37.2-311.1 shall provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals accessing the NSPL from any jurisdiction in the Commonwealth 24 hours a day, seven days a week.B. In administering the crisis call center, the Department shall:1. Apply for participation in and enter into an agreement with the NSPL Administrator for participation within the NSPL;2. Meet NSPL requirements and best practices guidelines for operational and clinical standards;3. Report, provide data, and participate in evaluations and related quality improvement activities as required by the NSPL Administrator;4. Use technology, including chat and text, that is interoperable across crisis and emergency response systems used throughout the Commonwealth and that is consistent with any standards promulgated by the NSPL Administrator;5. Deploy crisis and outgoing services, including mobile crisis teams and community care teams;6. Coordinate access to the comprehensive crisis system or other local resources as appropriate and according to guidelines and best practices established by the NSPL Administrator;7. Actively collaborate with local community service boards to coordinate linkages for persons contacting the NSPL with ongoing care needs;8. Establish formal agreements with local community services boards as it deems appropriate;9. Coordinate access to the comprehensive crisis system for individuals accessing the NSPL through appropriate information sharing regarding availability of services;10. Work with the NSPL Administrator and VCL networks to establish consistency of public messaging about services provided by the NSPL;11. Meet any requirements set forth by the NSPL Administrator for serving high-risk and specialized populations as identified by SAMHSA, including any policies and training requirements for providing linguistically and cultural competent care and, if appropriate, transferring such callers to an appropriate specialized center or subnetwork within or external to the NSPL network;12. Provide follow-up services to individuals who access the NSPL consistent with guidance and policies established by the NSPL;13. Report any information required by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, including information regarding the collection and expenditure by the Commonwealth of state and federal funds for the purposes of administering the call center, and regarding the use of the NSPL through the crisis call center;14. Establish any work group or task force as necessary to administer the provisions of this section and §§ 37.2-311.1 and 37.2-311.3; and15. Comply with any applicable requirements, including associated deadlines, of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, P.L. 116-172.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 248.
VA Code § 37.2-311.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-311.3. Standards for community care teams and mobile crisis teams

The Department shall ensure that mobile crisis teams and community care teams:1. Are designed in partnership with community members, including people with lived experience utilizing crisis services;2. Are staffed by personnel who reflect the demographics of the community served;3. To the extent permitted by law, collect customer service data from individuals served, including demographic information and any information recommended by SAMHSA; and4. Collaborate with local law-enforcement agencies in use of the crisis call center.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 248.
VA Code § 37.2-311.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 3 - Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|§ 37.2-311.4. Crisis Call Center Fund

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Crisis Call Center Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All revenues accruing to the Fund pursuant to § 37.2-311.5, all funds appropriated to the Fund, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on the Fund's behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of establishing and administering the crisis call center pursuant to the provisions of §§ 37.2-311.1, 37.2-311.2, and 37.2-311.3. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 248.