Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6873337.2-303Qualifications of Commissioner2025Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesGeneral ProvisionsDepartment of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesThe Department and the Commissioner

The Commissioner shall be a person of proven executive and administrative ability and shall have had appropriate education and substantial experience in the fields of mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services.

Code 1950, § 37-56; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-42; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.