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VA Code § 37.2-431.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 4 - Protection of Consumers|§ 37.2-431.1. Certified recovery residences

A. As used in this section:"Certified recovery residence" means a recovery residence that has been certified by the Department."Credentialing entity" means a nonprofit organization that develops and administers professional certification programs according to nationally recognized recovery housing standards."Recovery residence" means a housing facility that provides alcohol-free and illicit-drug-free housing to individuals with substance abuse disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders that does not include clinical treatment services.B. No person shall advertise, represent, or otherwise imply to the public that a recovery residence or other housing facility is a certified recovery residence unless such recovery residence or other housing facility has been certified by the Department in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. Such regulations may require accreditation by or membership in a credentialing agency as a condition of certification.C. The Department shall maintain a list of certified recovery residences on its website.D. The Department may institute civil proceedings in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any person from violating the provisions of this section and to recover a civil penalty of at least $200 but no more than $1,000 for each violation. Such proceedings shall be brought in the general district or circuit court for the county or city in which the violation occurred or where the defendant resides. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund established in § 37.2-318.2019, c. 220.
VA Code § 37.2-502 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 5 - Community Services Boards|§ 37.2-502. Community services board members; term of office; vacancies; removal

The term of office of each member of a community services board shall be for three years from January 1 of the year of appointment or, at the option of the governing body of a county or city, from July 1 of the year of appointment, except that of the members first appointed, several shall be appointed for terms of one year each, several for terms of two years each, and the remaining members of the board for terms of three years each. The appointment of members for one-year, two-year, and three-year terms shall be as nearly equal as possible with regard to the total number of members on the board. If a governing body has appointed members for terms commencing January 1 or July 1 but desires to change the date on which the terms of office commence, the governing body may, as the terms of the members then in office expire, appoint successors for terms of two and one-half or three and one-half years, so that the terms expire on June 30 or December 31. In the case of a board established by more than one city or county, the decision to change the date on which terms of office commence shall be the unanimous decision of all governing bodies. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments. No person shall be eligible to serve more than three full terms; however, a person first appointed to fill an unexpired term may serve three additional full three-year terms. The remainder of a term to which a member is first appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. However, after a one-year period has elapsed since the end of the member's last three-year term, the governing body may reappoint that member. Any member of a board may be removed by the appointing authority for cause, after being given a written statement of the causes and an opportunity to be heard thereon.1968, c. 477, § 37.1-196; 1970, c. 346; 1972, c. 498; 1977, c. 88; 1979, c. 391; 1980, c. 582; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2007, c. 570; 2010, c. 71.
VA Code § 37.2-503 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 5 - Community Services Boards|§ 37.2-503. Compensation of community services board members

The governing body of any county or city or the governing bodies of any combination of cities and counties establishing a community services board may pay, out of its general fund or their general funds, no more than $600 per year to each board member as compensation for his attendance at board meetings. No city or county shall be reimbursed out of state or federal funds for any part of such compensation.1982, c. 23, § 37.1-196.1; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-507 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 5 - Community Services Boards|§ 37.2-507. Data collection on children and adolescents

Every community services board shall submit to the Department information on children under the age of 14 and adolescents ages 14 through 17 for whom admission to an inpatient acute care psychiatric or residential treatment facility licensed pursuant to Article 2 (§ 37.2-403 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of this title, excluding group homes, was sought but was unable to be obtained by the board. Information to be submitted shall include:a. The child or adolescent's date of birth;b. Date admission was attempted; andc. Reason the child or adolescent could not be admitted to the facility.2002, cc. 585, 619, § 37.1-197.3; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-509 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 5 - Community Services Boards|§ 37.2-509. Mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services; allocation of funds by Department; reduction of funds

A. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Department shall allocate available state-controlled funds to community services boards for disbursement in accordance with procedures established by the Department and performance contracts approved by the Department. Allocations of state-controlled funds to each community services board shall be determined by the Department, after careful consideration of all of the following factors:1. The total amounts of state-controlled funds appropriated for this purpose;2. Previous allocations of state-controlled funds to each community services board;3. Requirements or conditions attached to appropriations of state-controlled funds by the General Assembly, the Governor, or federal granting authorities;4. Community services board input about the uses of and methodologies for allocating existing and new state-controlled funds; and5. Other relevant and appropriate considerations.Allocations to any community services board for operating expenses, including salaries and other costs, or the construction of facilities shall not exceed 90 percent of the total amount of state and local matching funds provided for these expenses or such construction, unless a waiver is granted by the Department pursuant to policy adopted by the Board.B. The Department shall notify the governing body of each city or county that established the community services board before implementing any reduction of state-controlled funds. Before any city or county reduces local government matching funds, it shall notify its community services board and the Department.C. All fees collected by the community services board shall be included in its performance contract and retained and used by the board for mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services purposes.1968, c. 477, § 37.1-199; 1972, c. 629; 1974, c. 273; 1976, c. 671; 1977, cc. 88, 351; 1980, c. 582; 1985, c. 309; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-510 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 5 - Community Services Boards|§ 37.2-510. Community services board; withdrawal of county or city

No county or city participating in a joint community services board shall withdraw from it without providing two years' notice to the other participating counties or cities, unless the other counties or cities agree to an earlier withdrawal.1968, c. 477, § 37.1-200; 1970, c. 346; 1972, c. 629; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-511 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 5 - Community Services Boards|§ 37.2-511. Liability for expenses of services

The income and estate of an individual receiving services shall be liable for the expenses of services under the jurisdiction or supervision of any community services board that are utilized by the individual. Any person responsible for holding, managing, or controlling the income and estate of the individual shall apply the income and estate toward the expenses of the services utilized by the individual.Any person responsible for the support of an individual receiving services pursuant to § 20-61 or a common law duty to support shall be liable for the expenses of services under the jurisdiction or supervision of any community services board that are utilized by the individual, unless the individual, regardless of age, qualifies for and is receiving aid under a federal or state program of assistance to the blind or disabled. Any such person shall no longer be financially liable, however, when a cumulative total of 1,826 days of (i) care and treatment or training for the individual in a state facility, (ii) utilization by the individual of services under the jurisdiction or supervision of any community services board, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii) has passed and payment for or a written agreement to pay the charges for 1,826 days of care and services has been made. Not less than three hours of service per day shall be required to include one day in the cumulative total of 1,826 days of utilization of services under the jurisdiction or supervision of any community services board. In order to claim this exemption, the person legally liable for the individual shall produce evidence sufficient to prove eligibility for it.1982, c. 50, § 37.1-202.1; 1984, c. 431; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-600 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-600. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Behavioral health" means the full range of mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services and treatment modalities."Behavioral health authority board of directors" means the public body organized in accordance with provisions of this chapter that is appointed by and accountable to the governing body of the city or county that established it."Behavioral health project" means any facility suitable for providing adequate care for concentrated centers of population and includes structures, buildings, improvements, additions, extensions, replacements, appurtenances, lands, rights in land, franchises, machinery, equipment, furnishings, landscaping, approaches, roadways, and other necessary or desirable facilities."Member" means a person appointed by the governing body of a city or county to the behavioral health authority board of directors.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1677; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-243; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-601 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-601. Behavioral health authorities; purpose

A. The Department, for the purposes of establishing, maintaining, and promoting the development of behavioral health services in the Commonwealth, may provide funds to assist certain cities or counties in the provision of these services.B. The governing body of the Cities of Virginia Beach or Richmond or the County of Chesterfield may establish a behavioral health authority and shall declare its intention to do so by resolution.C. The behavioral health services provided by behavioral health authorities within the cities or counties they serve shall include:1. Emergency services;2. Same-day mental health screening services;3. Outpatient primary care screening and monitoring services for physical health indicators and health risks and follow-up services for individuals identified as being in need of assistance with overcoming barriers to accessing primary health services, including developing linkages to primary health care providers; and4. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for them, case management services.D. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for them, the behavioral health services may include a comprehensive system of inpatient, outpatient, day support, residential, prevention, early intervention, and other appropriate mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services necessary to provide individualized services and supports to persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse. Behavioral health authorities may establish crisis stabilization units that provide residential crisis stabilization services.E. In order to provide comprehensive mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services within a continuum of care, the behavioral health authority shall function as the single point of entry into publicly funded mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services.1995, c. 693, §§ 15.1-1676, 15.1-1678; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, §§ 37.1-242, 37.1-244; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2010, c. 28; 2012, cc. 476, 507; 2017, cc. 458, 607, 683.
VA Code § 37.2-602 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-602. Board of directors; appointment; membership

A city or county, before it shall come within the provisions of this chapter, shall establish a behavioral health authority with a board of directors with no less than six and no more than 18 members. When any city or county establishes a behavioral health authority, the board of directors shall be appointed by the governing body of the city or county establishing the authority. Prior to making appointments, the governing body shall disclose the names of persons being considered for appointment.Appointments to the board of directors shall be broadly representative of the community. One-third of the appointments to the board shall be individuals who are receiving or who have received services or family members of individuals who are receiving or who have received services, at least one of whom shall be an individual receiving services. One or more appointments may be nongovernmental services providers. Sheriffs or their designees also shall be appointed, when practical.No board of directors shall include more than two local government officials, elected or appointed, as members.The board of directors appointed pursuant to this section shall be responsible to the governing body of the city or county that established the authority.The county or city that establishes a behavioral health authority shall receive an independent annual audit of the total revenues and expenditures from the authority, a copy of which shall be provided to the Department.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1679; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-245; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-603 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-603. Board of directors; terms; vacancies; removal

The term of office of each member of the behavioral health authority board of directors shall be for three years from January 1 of the year of appointment or, at the option of the governing body of the city or county, from July 1 of the year of appointment, except that of the members first appointed, several shall be appointed for terms of one year each, several for terms of two years each, and the remaining members for terms of three years each. The appointment of members for one-year, two-year, and three-year terms shall be as nearly equal as possible with regard to the total number of members. If the governing body has appointed members for terms commencing January 1 or July 1 but desires to change the date on which the terms of office commence, the governing body may, as the terms of the members then in office expire, appoint successors for terms of two and one-half or three and one-half years, so that the terms expire on June 30 or December 31. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments. No person shall be eligible to serve more than three full consecutive three-year terms; however, persons appointed to fill vacancies may serve three additional full consecutive three-year terms. However, after a three-year period has elapsed since the end of the member's last three-year term, the governing body may reappoint that member. Any member of the board of directors may be removed by the appointing authority for cause, after being given a written statement of the causes and an opportunity to be heard thereon.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1680; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-246; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2009, c. 400.
VA Code § 37.2-604 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-604. Board of directors; officers; meetings

The members of the behavioral health authority board of directors shall annually elect one of their members as chairman and another as vice-chairman and also shall elect a secretary and a treasurer, who may or may not be members, for terms to be determined by the members. The same person may serve as secretary and treasurer. The members shall make regulations and bylaws for their own governance and procedure as they shall determine; they shall meet at least 10 times per year and may hold such special meetings as they deem necessary. The regulations and bylaws shall be submitted to the governing body of the city or county that established the authority for review and comment.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1681; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-247; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-606 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-606. Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning

A behavioral health authority shall coordinate services for preadmission screening and discharge planning and provide preadmission screening services and discharge planning in the same manner as community services boards, as set forth in § 37.2-505.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1682; 1996, c. 861; 1997, cc. 587, 743, § 37.1-248; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-607 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-607. Background check required

A behavioral health authority shall fulfill the duties of and be subject to the employee background check requirements that are applicable to community services boards, as set forth in § 37.2-506.1997, c. 743, § 37.1-197.2; 1998, cc. 130, 680, 882; 1999, c. 685; 2001, c. 784; 2002, c. 712; 2003, c. 468; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-609 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-609. Exemption from taxation

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of persons in the authority's service area and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, convenience, and prosperity. As the operation and maintenance of any behavioral health project that the authority is authorized to undertake will constitute the performance of an essential governmental function, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any behavioral health project acquired or constructed by it or on the revenues generated by its operation.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1683; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-249; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-610 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-610. Transfer of facilities and assets

The governing body of the city or county that established the authority is authorized to transfer to the authority the operation and maintenance of suitable facilities that are now or may be hereafter owned by the city or county on the terms and conditions that it may prescribe; but this section shall not be construed as authorizing the authority to maintain and operate such facilities until the operation of them has been transferred by the governing body of the city or county that established it.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1684; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-250; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-611 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-611. Local appropriations; allocation of funds by Department; reduction of funds

The city or county that established the authority is authorized to make appropriations and to provide funds for the operation of the authority and to further its purposes. Such appropriations for the authority shall be subject to the requirements that are applicable to community services boards, as set forth in § 37.2-509. The Department shall allocate available state-controlled funds to behavioral health authorities for disbursement in accordance with the provisions that are applicable to community services boards, as set forth in § 37.2-509, and shall notify the governing body of the city or county that established the authority before implementing any reduction of state-controlled funds.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1685; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-251; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716.
VA Code § 37.2-612 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-612. Liability for expenses of services

Individuals receiving services shall be liable for the expenses of services provided by a behavioral health authority in the same manner that they are liable to community services boards, as set forth in § 37.2-511.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1682; 1996, c. 861; 1997, cc. 587, 743, § 37.1-248; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.
VA Code § 37.2-613 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 37.2 - Behavioral Health and Developmental Services|Chapter 6 - Behavioral Health Authorities|§ 37.2-613. Proceedings for dissolution

When the board of directors of a behavioral health authority determines that the need for the authority no longer exists, then, upon a petition by the board to the circuit court of the appropriate city or county, after giving 90 days' notice to the city or county and upon the production of satisfactory evidence in support of the petition and a detailed dissolution plan, the court may enter an order declaring that the need for the authority in that city or county no longer exists and approving a plan for the winding up of the authority's business, the payment or assumption of its obligations, and the transfer of its assets. In order for it to be approved by the court, the court must find that this plan describes specifically how the city or county that established the authority will fulfill the same duties and responsibilities required for community services boards under Chapter 5 (§ 37.2-500 et seq.) and how the city or county will ensure continuity of care for individuals who are receiving services from the authority.1995, c. 693, § 15.1-1686; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, § 37.1-252; 1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.