37.2-801 - Admission procedures; forms. - Virginia Statutes

§ 37.2-801. Admission procedures; forms.

A. Any person alleged to have a mental illness to a degree that warrantstreatment in a facility may be admitted to a facility by compliance with oneof the following admission procedures:

1. Voluntary admission;

2. Admission of incapacitated persons pursuant to § 37.2-805.1; or

3. Involuntary admission by the procedure described in §§ 37.2-809 through37.2-820.

B. The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginiashall prepare the petitions, orders, and such other legal forms as may berequired in procedures for custody, detention, and involuntary admissionpursuant to Articles 4 (§ 37.2-808 et seq.) and 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.) ofChapter 8, and shall distribute such forms to the clerks of the generaldistrict courts and juvenile and domestic relations district courts of theCommonwealth. The Department shall prepare the preadmission screening report,examination, and such other clinical forms as may be required in proceedingsfor custody, detention, and admission pursuant to § 37.2-805, and Articles 4(§ 37.2-808 et seq.) and 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8, and shalldistribute such forms to community services boards, mental health careproviders, and directors of state facilities.

(Code 1950, §§ 37-61.1, 37-67, 37-121; 1950, pp. 903, 916; 1958, c. 154;1964, c. 640; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-64; 1970, c. 673; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c.671; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716; 2009, cc. 211, 268, 708.)