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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2023, chapter 481<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72535,"section_number":"30-402","catch_line":"Behavioral Health Commission; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-402\/"}],"permalink":{"id":200783,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55085,"identifier":"30-405","token":"30\/63\/30-405","url":"\/30-405\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-405\/","token":"30\/63\/30-405","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Commission; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-405","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To collect and analyze information and data necessary to accomplish the purpose set forth in § 30-402<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To monitor and evaluate the jurisdiction<\/span>, powers and duties, operations, management, and interrelationships of any department, division, board, bureau, commission<\/span>, authority, or other agency with direct responsibility for the delivery, coordination, management, or financing of behavioral health<\/span> services in the Commonwealth and develop recommendations for the improvement thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To monitor and evaluate the design, implementation, and operation of new behavioral health<\/span> initiatives in the Commonwealth and develop recommendations for the improvement thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To examine matters related to the delivery of behavioral health<\/span> services in other states and to consult and exchange information with officers and agencies of other states with respect to behavioral health<\/span> service issues<\/span> of mutual concern; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To maintain offices and hold meetings and functions at any place in the Commonwealth that it deems necessary; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To invite other interested parties to sit with the Commission<\/span> and participate in its deliberations<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> To appoint any work group or special task force from among its members to study and make recommendations on specific matters before the Commission<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> To implement a process to solicit and receive input from (i) individuals who are currently receiving or have received behavioral health<\/span> services or (ii) individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorders or the family members of such individuals to inform the work of the Commission<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> To report its recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor annually and to make such interim reports as it deems advisable or as may be required by the General Assembly and the Governor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; REPORT (\u00a7 30-405)\n\nThe Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. To collect and analyze information and data necessary to accomplish the\npurpose set forth in § 30-402;\n\n2. To monitor and evaluate the jurisdiction, powers and duties, operations,\nmanagement, and interrelationships of any department, division, board, bureau,\ncommission, authority, or other agency with direct responsibility for the\ndelivery, coordination, management, or financing of behavioral health services\nin the Commonwealth and develop recommendations for the improvement thereof;\n\n3. To monitor and evaluate the design, implementation, and operation of new\nbehavioral health initiatives in the Commonwealth and develop recommendations\nfor the improvement thereof;\n\n4. To examine matters related to the delivery of behavioral health services in\nother states and to consult and exchange information with officers and agencies\nof other states with respect to behavioral health service issues of mutual\nconcern;\n\n5. To maintain offices and hold meetings and functions at any place in the\nCommonwealth that it deems necessary;\n\n6. To invite other interested parties to sit with the Commission and participate\nin its deliberations;\n\n7. To appoint any work group or special task force from among its members to\nstudy and make recommendations on specific matters before the Commission;\n\n8. To implement a process to solicit and receive input from (i) individuals who\nare currently receiving or have received behavioral health services or (ii)\nindividuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or autism spectrum\ndisorders or the family members of such individuals to inform the work of the\nCommission; and\n\n9. To report its recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor\nannually and to make such interim reports as it deems advisable or as may be\nrequired by the General Assembly and the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 313; 2023, c. 481.","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}}