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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 778<\/a> and 825<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68740,"section_number":"16.1-340.1","catch_line":"Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-340.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161307,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80218,"identifier":"16.1-340.4","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-340.4","url":"\/16.1-340.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-340.4\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-340.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Involuntary commitment; preadmission screening report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-340.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The juvenile and domestic relations district court shall require a preadmission screening report from the community services board<\/span> that serves the area where the minor<\/span> resides or, if impractical, where the minor<\/span> is located. The report shall be prepared by an employee<\/span> or designee of the community services board<\/span>. The report shall be admitted as evidence<\/span> of the facts<\/span> stated therein and shall state (i) whether the minor<\/span> has mental illness<\/span> and whether, because of mental illness<\/span>, the minor<\/span> (a) presents a serious danger to himself or others to the extent that severe or irremediable injury is likely to result, as evidenced by recent acts or threats, or (b) is experiencing a serious deterioration of his ability to care for himself in a developmentally age-appropriate manner, as evidenced by delusionary thinking or by a significant impairment of functioning in hydration, nutrition, self-protection, or self-control; (ii) whether the minor<\/span> is in need of compulsory treatment for a mental illness<\/span> and is reasonably likely to benefit from the proposed treatment; (iii) whether inpatient treatment<\/span> is the least restrictive alternative<\/span> that meets the minor<\/span>’s needs; and (iv) the recommendations for the minor<\/span>’s placement, care, and treatment including, where appropriate, recommendations for mandatory outpatient treatment. The board shall provide the preadmission screening report to the court<\/span> prior to the hearing<\/span>, and the report shall be admitted into evidence<\/span> and made part of the record of the case.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; PREADMISSION SCREENING REPORT (\u00a7 16.1-340.4)\n\nThe juvenile and domestic relations district court shall require a preadmission\nscreening report from the community services board that serves the area where\nthe minor resides or, if impractical, where the minor is located. The report\nshall be prepared by an employee or designee of the community services board.\nThe report shall be admitted as evidence of the facts stated therein and shall\nstate (i) whether the minor has mental illness and whether, because of mental\nillness, the minor (a) presents a serious danger to himself or others to the\nextent that severe or irremediable injury is likely to result, as evidenced by\nrecent acts or threats, or (b) is experiencing a serious deterioration of his\nability to care for himself in a developmentally age-appropriate manner, as\nevidenced by delusionary thinking or by a significant impairment of functioning\nin hydration, nutrition, self-protection, or self-control; (ii) whether the\nminor is in need of compulsory treatment for a mental illness and is reasonably\nlikely to benefit from the proposed treatment; (iii) whether inpatient treatment\nis the least restrictive alternative that meets the minor’s needs; and\n(iv) the recommendations for the minor’s placement, care, and treatment\nincluding, where appropriate, recommendations for mandatory outpatient\ntreatment. The board shall provide the preadmission screening report to the\ncourt prior to the hearing, and the report shall be admitted into evidence and\nmade part of the record of the case.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 778, 825.","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}}