Code of Virginia - Title 37.2 Mental Health, Mental Retardation, And Substance Abuse Services - Chapter 3 Department Of Mental Health, Mental Retardation And Substance Abuse Services

• 37.2-300 Creation and supervision of Department
  The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is hereby established in the executive branch of government responsible to the Governor. The ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 37.2-304 Duties of Commissioner
  The Commissioner shall be the chief executive officer of the Department and shall have the following duties and powers: 1. To supervise and manage the ...
• 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 consumer in state facilities. ...
• 37.2-306 Research into causes of mental illness, mental retardation, substance abuse, and related subjects...
  The Commissioner is hereby directed to promote research into the causes of mental illness, mental retardation, and substance abuse throughout the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall ...
• 37.2-307 Employment of special counsel to defend Board member, officer, or employee of Department in crimina...
  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 ...
• 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 ...
• 37.2-309 Department responsible for substance abuse services; office established; qualifications of staf...
  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 ...
• 37.2-310 Powers and duties of Department related to substance abuse
  The Department shall have the following powers and duties related to substance abuse: 1. To act as the sole state agency for the planning, coordination, ...
• 37.2-311 Review of applications for state or federal funds or services used in substance abuse program...
  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 ...
• 37.2-312 Department responsible for education and training programs
  The Department shall be responsible for providing for education and training of school-age consumers in state facilities. The Board of Education shall supervise the education ...
• 37.2-312.1 Department to be lead agency for suicide prevention across the lifespan
  With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Department, in consultation with community services boards and behavioral health authorities, the Department of ...
• 37.2-313 Employment of unlicensed physician by Department
  Unless a physician is licensed by the Commonwealth or is in an internship or residency program approved by the Commissioner, he shall not be employed ...
• 37.2-314 Background check required
  A. As a condition of employment, the Department shall require any individual who (i) accepts a position of employment at a state facility and was ...
• 37.2-315 Comprehensive State Plan for mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse service...
  The Department, in consultation with community services boards, behavioral health authorities, state hospitals and training centers, consumers, consumers' families, advocacy organizations, and other interested parties, ...
• 37.2-316 System restructuring; state and community consensus and planning team required
  A. For the purpose of considering any restructuring of the system of mental health services involving an existing state hospital, the Commissioner shall establish a ...
• 37.2-317 Definitions
  As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Assets" means the buildings and land of state facilities operated by the Department. ...
• 37.2-318 Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Trust Fund established; purpos...
  There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services ...
• 37.2-319 Administration of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Trust Fun...
  The Fund shall be administered by the Commissioner. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to provide mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009