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The Department shall maintain and update as necessary the model memorandum of understanding to ensure that it remains current, useful, and relevant.B\n\nAny school board may provide school-based mental health teletherapy services and permit any public school student in the school division to schedule and participate in mental health teletherapy services on school property during regular school hours on the same basis as such students are permitted to schedule and participate in school counseling services.C\n\nAny school board that chooses to provide such mental health teletherapy services pursuant to subsection B shall (i) enter into a memorandum of understanding with a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider in accordance with the model memorandum of understanding developed by the Department pursuant to subsection A that ensures and sets forth parameters for the provision of mental health teletherapy services for students during regular school hours and (ii) develop and implement, pursuant to § 22.1-272.3, policies and guidance for permitting any public school student in the school division to schedule and participate in mental health teletherapy services on school property during regular school hours.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301104,"text":"The Department, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services, shall develop, adopt, and distribute to each school board a model memorandum of understanding between a school board and a public or private community mental health services provider or a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider that (i) sets forth parameters for the provision of mental health services to public school students enrolled in the local school division by such provider, including the provision of mental health teletherapy for students outside of regular school hours and during regular school hours on school property and the provision of counseling for students by school counselors by way of telehealth and including a requirement for parental consent before the provision of any such services to any student who is under 18 years of age; (ii) reflects effective practices; and (iii) addresses privacy considerations related to the exchange of information between the parties to the memorandum of understanding and relevant laws and regulations. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 349<\/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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2024, chapter 534<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 555<\/a>, 563<\/a>, 628<\/a>, and 666<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73957,"section_number":"22.1-272.3","catch_line":"Student access to telehealth services; school division policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-272.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182283,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84018,"identifier":"22.1-272.2","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-272.2","url":"\/22.1-272.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-272.2\/","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-272.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department; model memorandum of understanding; partnerships with community mental health services providers or a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-272.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span>, in consultation with the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services, shall develop, adopt, and distribute to each school board<\/span> a model memorandum<\/span> of understanding between a school board<\/span> and a public or private community mental health services provider or a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider that (i) sets forth parameters for the provision of mental health services to public school students enrolled in the local school division by such provider, including the provision of mental health teletherapy for students outside of regular school hours and during regular school hours on school property and the provision of counseling for students by school counselors by way of telehealth and including a requirement for parental consent before the provision of any such services to any student who is under 18 years of age; (ii) reflects effective practices; and (iii) addresses privacy considerations related to the exchange of information between the parties to the memorandum<\/span> of understanding and relevant laws<\/span> and regulations. The Department<\/span> shall maintain and update as necessary the model memorandum<\/span> of understanding to ensure that it remains current, useful, and relevant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any school board<\/span> may provide school-based mental health teletherapy services and permit any public school student in the school division to schedule and participate in mental health teletherapy services on school property during regular school hours on the same basis as such students are permitted to schedule and participate in school counseling services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any school board<\/span> that chooses to provide such mental health teletherapy services pursuant to subsection B shall (i) enter into a memorandum<\/span> of understanding with a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider in accordance with the model memorandum<\/span> of understanding developed by the Department<\/span> pursuant to subsection A that ensures and sets forth parameters for the provision of mental health teletherapy services for students during regular school hours and (ii) develop and implement, pursuant to § 22.1-272.3<\/a>, policies and guidance for permitting any public school student in the school division to schedule and participate in mental health teletherapy services on school property during regular school hours. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT; MODEL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING; PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY\nMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS OR A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOOL-BASED\nTELEHEALTH PROVIDER (\u00a7 22.1-272.2)\n\nA. The Department, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and\nDevelopmental Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services, shall\ndevelop, adopt, and distribute to each school board a model memorandum of\nunderstanding between a school board and a public or private community mental\nhealth services provider or a nationally recognized school-based telehealth\nprovider that (i) sets forth parameters for the provision of mental health\nservices to public school students enrolled in the local school division by such\nprovider, including the provision of mental health teletherapy for students\noutside of regular school hours and during regular school hours on school\nproperty and the provision of counseling for students by school counselors by\nway of telehealth and including a requirement for parental consent before the\nprovision of any such services to any student who is under 18 years of age; (ii)\nreflects effective practices; and (iii) addresses privacy considerations\nrelated to the exchange of information between the parties to the memorandum of\nunderstanding and relevant laws and regulations. The Department shall maintain\nand update as necessary the model memorandum of understanding to ensure that it\nremains current, useful, and relevant.\n\nB. Any school board may provide school-based mental health teletherapy services\nand permit any public school student in the school division to schedule and\nparticipate in mental health teletherapy services on school property during\nregular school hours on the same basis as such students are permitted to\nschedule and participate in school counseling services.\n\nC. Any school board that chooses to provide such mental health teletherapy\nservices pursuant to subsection B shall (i) enter into a memorandum of\nunderstanding with a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider in\naccordance with the model memorandum of understanding developed by the\nDepartment pursuant to subsection A that ensures and sets forth parameters for\nthe provision of mental health teletherapy services for students during regular\nschool hours and (ii) develop and implement, pursuant to § 22.1-272.3,\npolicies and guidance for permitting any public school student in the school\ndivision to schedule and participate in mental health teletherapy services on\nschool property during regular school hours.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 349; 2024, c. 534; 2025, cc. 555, 563, 628, 666.","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}}