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If it is determined that the juvenile needs such an assessment, the assessment shall take place within twenty-four hours of such determination. The community services board serving the jurisdiction where the facility is located shall be responsible for conducting the assessments and shall be compensated from funds appropriated to the Department of Juvenile Justice for this purpose. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall develop criteria and a compensation plan for such assessments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305650,"text":"Whenever a juvenile is placed in a secure facility pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-248.1, the staff of the facility shall gather such information from the juvenile and the probation officer as is reasonably available and deemed necessary by the facility staff. As part of the intake procedures at each such facility, the staff shall ascertain the juvenile’s need for a mental health assessment. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1998, chapter 434<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70890,"section_number":"16.1-261","catch_line":"Statements made at intake or mental health screening and assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-261\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66525,"section_number":"16.1-248.1","catch_line":"Criteria for detention or shelter care","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-248.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161549,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85303,"identifier":"16.1-248.2","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-248.2","url":"\/16.1-248.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-248.2\/","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-248.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Mental health screening and assessment for certain juveniles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-248.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever a juvenile is placed in a secure facility<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-248.1<\/a>, the staff of the facility shall gather such information from the juvenile and the probation officer<\/span> as is reasonably available and deemed necessary by the facility staff. As part of the intake procedures at each such facility, the staff shall ascertain the juvenile’s need for a mental health assessment. If it is determined that the juvenile needs such an assessment, the assessment shall take place within twenty-four hours of such determination. The community services<\/span> board serving the jurisdiction<\/span> where the facility is located shall be responsible for conducting the assessments and shall be compensated from funds appropriated to the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice for this purpose. The Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice shall develop criteria and a compensation plan for such assessments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN JUVENILES (\u00a7 16.1-248.2)\n\nWhenever a juvenile is placed in a secure facility pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-248.1,\nthe staff of the facility shall gather such information from the juvenile and\nthe probation officer as is reasonably available and deemed necessary by the\nfacility staff. As part of the intake procedures at each such facility, the\nstaff shall ascertain the juvenile’s need for a mental health assessment.\nIf it is determined that the juvenile needs such an assessment, the assessment\nshall take place within twenty-four hours of such determination. The community\nservices board serving the jurisdiction where the facility is located shall be\nresponsible for conducting the assessments and shall be compensated from funds\nappropriated to the Department of Juvenile Justice for this purpose. The\nDepartment of Juvenile Justice shall develop criteria and a compensation plan\nfor such assessments.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 755, 914; 1998, c. 434.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}