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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 693<\/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 5 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 1996, chapter 861<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 680<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":210097,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87433,"identifier":"37.2-602","token":"37.2\/II\/6\/37.2-602","url":"\/37.2-602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-602\/","token":"37.2\/II\/6\/37.2-602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of directors; appointment; membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A city or county, before it shall come within the provisions of this chapter, shall establish a behavioral health authority<\/span> with a board<\/span> of directors with no less than six and no more than 18 members. When any city or county establishes a behavioral health authority<\/span>, the board<\/span> of directors shall be appointed by the governing body of the city or county establishing the authority. Prior to making appointments, the governing body shall disclose the names of persons being considered for appointment.\n\t\tAppointments to the board<\/span> of directors shall be broadly representative of the community. One-third of the appointments to the board<\/span> shall be individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received services or family members<\/span> of individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received services, at least one of whom shall be an individual receiving services<\/span>. One or more appointments may be nongovernmental services providers. Sheriffs or their designees also shall be appointed, when practical.\n\t\tNo board<\/span> of directors shall include more than two local government officials, elected or appointed, as members.\n\t\tThe board<\/span> of directors appointed pursuant to this section shall be responsible to the governing body of the city or county that established the authority.\n\t\tThe county or city that establishes a behavioral health authority<\/span> shall receive an independent annual audit of the total revenues and expenditures from the authority, a copy of which shall be provided to the Department<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT; MEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 37.2-602)\n\nA city or county, before it shall come within the provisions of this chapter,\nshall establish a behavioral health authority with a board of directors with no\nless than six and no more than 18 members. When any city or county establishes a\nbehavioral health authority, the board of directors shall be appointed by the\ngoverning body of the city or county establishing the authority. Prior to making\nappointments, the governing body shall disclose the names of persons being\nconsidered for appointment.\n\t\tAppointments to the board of directors shall be broadly representative of the\ncommunity. One-third of the appointments to the board shall be individuals who\nare receiving or who have received services or family members of individuals who\nare receiving or who have received services, at least one of whom shall be an\nindividual receiving services. One or more appointments may be nongovernmental\nservices providers. Sheriffs or their designees also shall be appointed, when\npractical.\n\t\tNo board of directors shall include more than two local government officials,\nelected or appointed, as members.\n\t\tThe board of directors appointed pursuant to this section shall be responsible\nto the governing body of the city or county that established the authority.\n\t\tThe county or city that establishes a behavioral health authority shall\nreceive an independent annual audit of the total revenues and expenditures from\nthe authority, a copy of which shall be provided to the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 693, \u00a7 15.1-1679; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7 37.1-245;\n1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}