Code of Virginia - Title 37.2 Mental Health, Mental Retardation, And Substance Abuse 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, mental retardation, and substance ...
  • 37.2-601 Behavioral health authorities; purpose
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 37.2-605 Behavioral health authorities; powers and duties
    Every authority shall be deemed to be a public instrumentality, exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public mental health, welfare, convenience, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • 37.2-608 Performance contract for mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services
    A. The Department shall develop and initiate negotiation of the performance contracts through which it provides funds to behavioral health authorities to accomplish the purposes ...
  • 37.2-609 Exemption from taxation
    The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of individuals in the authority's service area and ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 37.2-612 Consumer liability for expenses of services
    Consumers shall be liable for the expenses of services provided by a behavioral health authority in the same manner that they are liable to community ...
  • 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 ...
  • 37.2-614 When powers and duties cease to exist
    If the court shall enter an order, as provided in § 37.2-613, that the need for a behavioral health authority no longer exists, then, except ...
  • 37.2-615 Authority to enter into joint agreements
    A. A behavioral health authority may enter into joint agreements, pursuant to subsection 4 of § 37.2-605, with one or more behavioral health authorities or ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009