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I, c. 249; 2024, cc. 153, 279.","full_text":"A\n\nThe community services board shall fulfill the following responsibilities:1\n\nBe responsible for coordinating the community services necessary to accomplish effective preadmission screening and discharge planning for persons referred to the community services board. When preadmission screening reports are required by the court on an emergency basis pursuant to Article 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8, the community services board shall ensure the development of the report for the court. To accomplish this coordination, the community services board shall establish a structure and procedures involving staff from the community services board and, as appropriate, representatives from (i) the state hospital or training center serving the board’s service area, (ii) the local department of social services, (iii) the health department, (iv) the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services office in the board’s service area, (v) the local school division, and (vi) other public and private human services agencies, including licensed hospitals.2\n\nProvide preadmission screening services prior to the admission for treatment pursuant to § 37.2-805 or Article 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of any person who requires emergency mental health services while in a city or county served by the community services board. In the case of inmates incarcerated in a regional jail, each community services board that serves a county or city that is a participant in the regional jail shall review any existing Memorandum of Understanding between the community services board and any other community services boards that serve the regional jail to ensure that such memorandum sets forth the roles and responsibilities of each community services board in the preadmission screening process, provides for communication and information sharing protocols between the community services boards, and provides for due consideration, including financial consideration, should there be disproportionate obligations on one of the community services boards.3\n\nProvide, in consultation with the appropriate state hospital or training center, discharge planning for any individual who, prior to admission, resided in a city or county served by the community services board. In the case of any individual to be discharged from Central State Hospital, Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute, or Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 30 days or less after admission, the appropriate community services board shall implement the discharge plan developed by the state facility. Upon initiation of discharge planning, the community services board that serves the city or county where the individual resided prior to admission shall inform the individual that he may choose to return to the county or city in which he resided prior to admission or to any other county or city in the Commonwealth. If the individual is unable to make informed decisions regarding his care, the community services board shall so inform his authorized representative, who may choose the county or city in which the individual shall reside upon discharge. In either case and to the extent permitted by federal law, for individuals who choose to return to the county or city in which they resided prior to admission, the community services board shall make every reasonable effort to place the individuals in such county or city. The community services board serving the county or city in which he will reside following discharge shall be responsible for arranging transportation for the individual upon request following the discharge protocols developed by the Department.\n\t\t\t\tThe discharge plan shall be completed prior to the individual’s discharge. The plan shall be prepared with the involvement and participation of the individual receiving services or his representative and must reflect the individual’s preferences to the greatest extent possible. The plan shall include the mental health, developmental, substance abuse, social, educational, medical, employment, housing, legal, advocacy, transportation, and other services that the individual will need upon discharge into the community and identify the public or private agencies that have agreed to provide these services.\n\t\t\t\tNo individual shall be discharged from a state hospital or training center without completion by the community services board of the discharge plan described in this subdivision. If state hospital or training center staff identify an individual as ready for discharge and the community services board that is responsible for the individual’s care disagrees, the community services board shall document in the treatment plan within 72 hours of the individual’s identification any reasons for not accepting the individual for discharge. If the state hospital or training center disagrees with the community services board and the board refuses to develop a discharge plan to accept the individual back into the community, the state hospital or training center or the community services board shall ask the Commissioner to review the state hospital’s or training center’s determination that the individual is ready for discharge in accordance with procedures established by the Department in collaboration with state hospitals, training centers, and community services boards. If the Commissioner determines that the individual is ready for discharge, a discharge plan shall be developed by the Department to ensure the availability of adequate services for the individual and the protection of the community. The Commissioner also shall verify that sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated to the community services board through the performance contract. If sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated, the Commissioner may contract with a private provider, another community services board, or a behavioral health authority to deliver the services specified in the discharge plan and withhold allocated funds applicable to that individual’s discharge plan from the community services board in accordance with subsections C and E of § 37.2-508.4\n\nProvide information, if available, to all hospitals licensed pursuant to Article 1 (§ 32.1-123 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 32.1 about alcohol and substance abuse services available to minors.B\n\nThe community services board may perform the functions set out in subdivision A 1 in the case of children by referring them to the locality’s family assessment and planning team and by cooperating with the community policy and management team in the coordination of services for troubled youths and their families. The community services board may involve the family assessment and planning team and the community policy and management team, but it remains responsible for performing the functions set out in subdivisions A 2 and 3 in the case of children.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226349,"text":"The community services board shall fulfill the following responsibilities:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":226350,"text":"Be responsible for coordinating the community services necessary to accomplish effective preadmission screening and discharge planning for persons referred to the community services board. When preadmission screening reports are required by the court on an emergency basis pursuant to Article 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8, the community services board shall ensure the development of the report for the court. To accomplish this coordination, the community services board shall establish a structure and procedures involving staff from the community services board and, as appropriate, representatives from (i) the state hospital or training center serving the board’s service area, (ii) the local department of social services, (iii) the health department, (iv) the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services office in the board’s service area, (v) the local school division, and (vi) other public and private human services agencies, including licensed hospitals.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":226351,"text":"Provide preadmission screening services prior to the admission for treatment pursuant to § 37.2-805 or Article 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of any person who requires emergency mental health services while in a city or county served by the community services board. In the case of inmates incarcerated in a regional jail, each community services board that serves a county or city that is a participant in the regional jail shall review any existing Memorandum of Understanding between the community services board and any other community services boards that serve the regional jail to ensure that such memorandum sets forth the roles and responsibilities of each community services board in the preadmission screening process, provides for communication and information sharing protocols between the community services boards, and provides for due consideration, including financial consideration, should there be disproportionate obligations on one of the community services boards.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":226352,"text":"Provide, in consultation with the appropriate state hospital or training center, discharge planning for any individual who, prior to admission, resided in a city or county served by the community services board. In the case of any individual to be discharged from Central State Hospital, Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute, or Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 30 days or less after admission, the appropriate community services board shall implement the discharge plan developed by the state facility. Upon initiation of discharge planning, the community services board that serves the city or county where the individual resided prior to admission shall inform the individual that he may choose to return to the county or city in which he resided prior to admission or to any other county or city in the Commonwealth. If the individual is unable to make informed decisions regarding his care, the community services board shall so inform his authorized representative, who may choose the county or city in which the individual shall reside upon discharge. In either case and to the extent permitted by federal law, for individuals who choose to return to the county or city in which they resided prior to admission, the community services board shall make every reasonable effort to place the individuals in such county or city. The community services board serving the county or city in which he will reside following discharge shall be responsible for arranging transportation for the individual upon request following the discharge protocols developed by the Department.\n\t\t\t\tThe discharge plan shall be completed prior to the individual’s discharge. The plan shall be prepared with the involvement and participation of the individual receiving services or his representative and must reflect the individual’s preferences to the greatest extent possible. The plan shall include the mental health, developmental, substance abuse, social, educational, medical, employment, housing, legal, advocacy, transportation, and other services that the individual will need upon discharge into the community and identify the public or private agencies that have agreed to provide these services.\n\t\t\t\tNo individual shall be discharged from a state hospital or training center without completion by the community services board of the discharge plan described in this subdivision. If state hospital or training center staff identify an individual as ready for discharge and the community services board that is responsible for the individual’s care disagrees, the community services board shall document in the treatment plan within 72 hours of the individual’s identification any reasons for not accepting the individual for discharge. If the state hospital or training center disagrees with the community services board and the board refuses to develop a discharge plan to accept the individual back into the community, the state hospital or training center or the community services board shall ask the Commissioner to review the state hospital’s or training center’s determination that the individual is ready for discharge in accordance with procedures established by the Department in collaboration with state hospitals, training centers, and community services boards. If the Commissioner determines that the individual is ready for discharge, a discharge plan shall be developed by the Department to ensure the availability of adequate services for the individual and the protection of the community. The Commissioner also shall verify that sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated to the community services board through the performance contract. If sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated, the Commissioner may contract with a private provider, another community services board, or a behavioral health authority to deliver the services specified in the discharge plan and withhold allocated funds applicable to that individual’s discharge plan from the community services board in accordance with subsections C and E of § 37.2-508.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":226353,"text":"Provide information, if available, to all hospitals licensed pursuant to Article 1 (§ 32.1-123 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 32.1 about alcohol and substance abuse services available to minors.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B"},"5":{"id":226354,"text":"The community services board may perform the functions set out in subdivision A 1 in the case of children by referring them to the locality’s family assessment and planning team and by cooperating with the community policy and management team in the coordination of services for troubled youths and their families. The community services board may involve the family assessment and planning team and the community policy and management team, but it remains responsible for performing the functions set out in subdivisions A 2 and 3 in the case of children.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A4"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13299,"edition_id":1,"name":"Community Services Boards","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13087,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:36","permalink":{"id":210025,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13299,"identifier":"5","token":"37.2\/II\/5","url":"\/37.2\/II\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13087,"edition_id":1,"name":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12843,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":210023,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13087,"identifier":"II","token":"37.2\/II","url":"\/37.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12843,"edition_id":1,"name":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"37.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12843,"identifier":"37.2","token":"37.2","url":"\/37.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60895,"structure_id":13299,"section_number":"37.2-500","catch_line":"Purpose; 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 582 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. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1986, chapter 609; in 1992, chapters 837 and 880; in 1995, chapter 844<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 680<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 180<\/a>, 476<\/a>, 507<\/a>, 656<\/a>, 803<\/a>, 813<\/a>, and 835<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 601<\/a> and 606<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 153<\/a> and 279<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76036,"section_number":"37.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-100\/"},{"id":84749,"section_number":"37.2-316","catch_line":"System restructuring; state and community consensus and planning team required","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-316\/"},{"id":54288,"section_number":"37.2-501","catch_line":"Community services board; appointment; membership; duties of fiscal agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-501\/"},{"id":72901,"section_number":"37.2-606","catch_line":"Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-606\/"},{"id":80976,"section_number":"37.2-837","catch_line":"Discharge from state hospitals or training centers, conditional release, and trial or home visits for individuals","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-837\/"},{"id":86485,"section_number":"51.5-146","catch_line":"Adult services","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-146\/"},{"id":85202,"section_number":"63.2-1602","catch_line":"Other adult services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1602\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80727,"section_number":"32.1-123","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-123\/"},{"id":85593,"section_number":"37.2-805","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Voluntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-805\/"},{"id":68004,"section_number":"37.2-814","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; written explanation; right to counsel; rights of petitioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-814\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210047,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62018,"identifier":"37.2-505","token":"37.2\/II\/5\/37.2-505","url":"\/37.2-505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-505\/","token":"37.2\/II\/5\/37.2-505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The community services board<\/span> shall fulfill the following responsibilities: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Be responsible for coordinating the community services necessary to accomplish effective preadmission screening and discharge planning for persons referred to the community services board<\/span>. When preadmission screening reports are required by the court<\/span> on an emergency basis pursuant to Article 5 (§ 37.2-814<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8, the community services board<\/span> shall ensure the development of the report for the court<\/span>. To accomplish this coordination, the community services board<\/span> shall establish a structure and procedures involving staff from the community services board<\/span> and, as appropriate, representatives from (i) the state hospital<\/span> or training center<\/span> serving the board’s service area<\/span>, (ii) the local department<\/span> of social services, (iii) the health department<\/span>, (iv) the Department<\/span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services office in the board’s service area<\/span>, (v) the local school division, and (vi) other public and private human services agencies, including licensed hospitals<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Provide preadmission screening services prior to the admission for treatment pursuant to § 37.2-805<\/a> or Article 5 (§ 37.2-814<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of any person who requires emergency mental health services<\/span> while in a city or county served by the community services board<\/span>. In the case of inmates incarcerated in a regional jail, each community services board<\/span> that serves a county or city that is a participant in the regional jail shall review any existing Memorandum<\/span> of Understanding between the community services board<\/span> and any other community services boards<\/span> that serve the regional jail to ensure that such memorandum<\/span> sets forth the roles and responsibilities of each community services board<\/span> in the preadmission screening process, provides for communication and information sharing protocols between the community services boards<\/span>, and provides for due consideration, including financial consideration, should there be disproportionate obligations on one of the community services boards<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide, in consultation with the appropriate state hospital<\/span> or training center<\/span>, discharge planning for any individual who, prior to admission, resided in a city or county served by the community services board<\/span>. In the case of any individual to be discharged from Central State Hospital<\/span>, Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute, or Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 30 days or less after admission, the appropriate community services board<\/span> shall implement the discharge plan developed by the state facility<\/span>. Upon initiation of discharge planning, the community services board<\/span> that serves the city or county where the individual resided prior to admission shall inform the individual that he may choose to return to the county or city in which he resided prior to admission or to any other county or city in the Commonwealth. If the individual is unable to make informed decisions regarding his care, the community services board<\/span> shall so inform his authorized representative, who may choose the county or city in which the individual shall reside upon discharge. In either case and to the extent permitted by federal law<\/span>, for individuals<\/span> who choose to return to the county or city in which they resided prior to admission, the community services board<\/span> shall make every reasonable effort to place the individuals<\/span> in such county or city. The community services board<\/span> serving the county or city in which he will reside following discharge shall be responsible for arranging transportation for the individual upon request following the discharge protocols developed by the Department<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tThe discharge plan shall be completed prior to the individual’s discharge. The plan shall be prepared with the involvement and participation of the individual receiving services<\/span> or his representative and must reflect the individual’s preferences to the greatest extent possible. The plan shall include the mental health, developmental, substance abuse<\/span>, social, educational, medical, employment, housing, legal, advocacy, transportation, and other services that the individual will need upon discharge into the community and identify the public or private agencies that have agreed to provide these services.\n\t\t\t\tNo individual shall be discharged from a state hospital<\/span> or training center<\/span> without completion by the community services board<\/span> of the discharge plan described in this subdivision. If state hospital<\/span> or training center<\/span> staff identify an individual as ready for discharge and the community services board<\/span> that is responsible for the individual’s care disagrees, the community services board<\/span> shall document in the treatment plan within 72 hours of the individual’s identification any reasons for not accepting the individual for discharge. If the state hospital<\/span> or training center<\/span> disagrees with the community services board<\/span> and the board refuses to develop a discharge plan to accept the individual back into the community, the state hospital<\/span> or training center<\/span> or the community services board<\/span> shall ask the Commissioner<\/span> to review the state hospital<\/span>’s or training center<\/span>’s determination that the individual is ready for discharge in accordance with procedures established by the Department<\/span> in collaboration with state hospitals<\/span>, training centers<\/span>, and community services boards<\/span>. If the Commissioner<\/span> determines that the individual is ready for discharge, a discharge plan shall be developed by the Department<\/span> to ensure the availability of adequate services for the individual and the protection of the community. The Commissioner<\/span> also shall verify that sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated to the community services board<\/span> through the performance contract<\/span>. If sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated, the Commissioner<\/span> may contract with a private provider, another community services board<\/span>, or a behavioral health authority<\/span> to deliver the services specified in the discharge plan and withhold allocated funds applicable to that individual’s discharge plan from the community services board<\/span> in accordance with subsections C and E of § 37.2-508<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provide information, if available, to all hospitals licensed pursuant to Article 1 (§ 32.1-123<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 32.1 about alcohol and substance abuse<\/span> services available to minors<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The community services board<\/span> may perform the functions set out in subdivision A 1 in the case of children by referring them to the locality’s family assessment and planning team and by cooperating with the community policy and management team in the coordination of services for troubled youths and their families. The community services board<\/span> may involve the family assessment and planning team and the community policy and management team, but it remains responsible for performing the functions set out in subdivisions A 2 and 3 in the case of children. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR PREADMISSION SCREENING AND DISCHARGE PLANNING (\u00a7\n37.2-505)\n\nA. The community services board shall fulfill the following responsibilities:\n\n 1. Be responsible for coordinating the community services necessary to\n accomplish effective preadmission screening and discharge planning for persons\n referred to the community services board. When preadmission screening reports\n are required by the court on an emergency basis pursuant to Article 5 (§\n 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8, the community services board shall ensure the\n development of the report for the court. To accomplish this coordination, the\n community services board shall establish a structure and procedures involving\n staff from the community services board and, as appropriate, representatives\n from (i) the state hospital or training center serving the board’s\n service area, (ii) the local department of social services, (iii) the health\n department, (iv) the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services office\n in the board’s service area, (v) the local school division, and (vi)\n other public and private human services agencies, including licensed\n hospitals.\n\n 2. Provide preadmission screening services prior to the admission for\n treatment pursuant to § 37.2-805 or Article 5 (§ 37.2-814 et seq.)\n of Chapter 8 of any person who requires emergency mental health services while\n in a city or county served by the community services board. In the case of\n inmates incarcerated in a regional jail, each community services board that\n serves a county or city that is a participant in the regional jail shall\n review any existing Memorandum of Understanding between the community services\n board and any other community services boards that serve the regional jail to\n ensure that such memorandum sets forth the roles and responsibilities of each\n community services board in the preadmission screening process, provides for\n communication and information sharing protocols between the community services\n boards, and provides for due consideration, including financial consideration,\n should there be disproportionate obligations on one of the community services\n boards.\n\n 3. Provide, in consultation with the appropriate state hospital or training\n center, discharge planning for any individual who, prior to admission, resided\n in a city or county served by the community services board. In the case of any\n individual to be discharged from Central State Hospital, Southwestern Virginia\n Mental Health Institute, or Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 30\n days or less after admission, the appropriate community services board shall\n implement the discharge plan developed by the state facility. Upon initiation\n of discharge planning, the community services board that serves the city or\n county where the individual resided prior to admission shall inform the\n individual that he may choose to return to the county or city in which he\n resided prior to admission or to any other county or city in the Commonwealth.\n If the individual is unable to make informed decisions regarding his care, the\n community services board shall so inform his authorized representative, who\n may choose the county or city in which the individual shall reside upon\n discharge. In either case and to the extent permitted by federal law, for\n individuals who choose to return to the county or city in which they resided\n prior to admission, the community services board shall make every reasonable\n effort to place the individuals in such county or city. The community services\n board serving the county or city in which he will reside following discharge\n shall be responsible for arranging transportation for the individual upon\n request following the discharge protocols developed by the Department.\n \t\t\t\tThe discharge plan shall be completed prior to the individual’s\n discharge. The plan shall be prepared with the involvement and participation\n of the individual receiving services or his representative and must reflect\n the individual’s preferences to the greatest extent possible. The plan\n shall include the mental health, developmental, substance abuse, social,\n educational, medical, employment, housing, legal, advocacy, transportation,\n and other services that the individual will need upon discharge into the\n community and identify the public or private agencies that have agreed to\n provide these services.\n \t\t\t\tNo individual shall be discharged from a state hospital or training center\n without completion by the community services board of the discharge plan\n described in this subdivision. If state hospital or training center staff\n identify an individual as ready for discharge and the community services board\n that is responsible for the individual’s care disagrees, the community\n services board shall document in the treatment plan within 72 hours of the\n individual’s identification any reasons for not accepting the individual\n for discharge. If the state hospital or training center disagrees with the\n community services board and the board refuses to develop a discharge plan to\n accept the individual back into the community, the state hospital or training\n center or the community services board shall ask the Commissioner to review\n the state hospital’s or training center’s determination that the\n individual is ready for discharge in accordance with procedures established by\n the Department in collaboration with state hospitals, training centers, and\n community services boards. If the Commissioner determines that the individual\n is ready for discharge, a discharge plan shall be developed by the Department\n to ensure the availability of adequate services for the individual and the\n protection of the community. The Commissioner also shall verify that\n sufficient state-controlled funds have been allocated to the community\n services board through the performance contract. If sufficient\n state-controlled funds have been allocated, the Commissioner may contract with\n a private provider, another community services board, or a behavioral health\n authority to deliver the services specified in the discharge plan and withhold\n allocated funds applicable to that individual’s discharge plan from the\n community services board in accordance with subsections C and E of §\n 37.2-508.\n\n 4. Provide information, if available, to all hospitals licensed pursuant to\n Article 1 (§ 32.1-123 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 32.1 about alcohol\n and substance abuse services available to minors.\n\nB. The community services board may perform the functions set out in subdivision\nA 1 in the case of children by referring them to the locality’s family\nassessment and planning team and by cooperating with the community policy and\nmanagement team in the coordination of services for troubled youths and their\nfamilies. The community services board may involve the family assessment and\nplanning team and the community policy and management team, but it remains\nresponsible for performing the functions set out in subdivisions A 2 and 3 in\nthe case of children.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 582, \u00a7 37.1-197.1; 1986, c. 609; 1992, cc. 837, 880; 1995, c.\n844; 1998, c. 680; 2002, c. 747; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 180, 476, 507, 656,\n803, 813, 835; 2017, cc. 601, 606; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 249; 2024, cc. 153,\n279.","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}}