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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58903</law_id><section_number>16.1-346</section_number><catch_line>Treatment plans; periodic review of status</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>16.1-345.6</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="16.1">Courts Not of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="11">Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="16">Psychiatric Treatment of Minors Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Within 10 days of commitment ordered under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Involuntary commitment; criteria" href="/16.1-345/">16.1-345</a>, the <span class="dictionary">director</span> of the facility to which the <span class="dictionary">minor</span> was committed shall ensure that an individualized plan of treatment has been prepared by the provider responsible for the <span class="dictionary">minor</span>&#x2019;s treatment and, if applicable, has been communicated to the <span class="dictionary">parent</span>. The <span class="dictionary">minor</span> shall be involved in the preparation of the plan to the maximum feasible extent consistent with his ability to understand and participate, and the <span class="dictionary">minor</span>&#x2019;s family shall be involved to the maximum extent consistent with the <span class="dictionary">minor</span>&#x2019;s treatment needs. The plan shall include a preliminary plan for placement and aftercare upon completion of <span class="dictionary">inpatient treatment</span> and shall include specific behavioral and emotional goals against which the success of treatment may be measured. A copy of the plan shall be provided to the <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, his <span class="dictionary">parents</span>, and, upon request, to his attorney and his <span class="dictionary">guardian ad litem</span>. <a id="paragraph-215976" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-346/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">minor</span> committed to <span class="dictionary">inpatient treatment</span> shall be discharged from the facility when he no longer meets the commitment criteria as determined by appropriate hospital medical staff review. <a id="paragraph-215977" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-346/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1990, c. 975; 1991, c. 159; 2010, cc. 778, 825.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
