                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION; PURPOSE (§ 30-402)

The Behavioral Health Commission is established in the legislative branch of
state government for the purpose of studying and making recommendations for the
improvement of behavioral health services and the behavioral health service
system in the Commonwealth to encourage the adoption of policies to increase the
quality and availability of and ensure access to the full continuum of
high-quality, effective, and efficient behavioral health services for all
persons in the Commonwealth. In carrying out its purpose, the Commission shall
provide ongoing oversight of behavioral health services and the behavioral
health service system in the Commonwealth, including monitoring and evaluation
of established programs, services, and delivery and payment structures and
implementation of new services and initiatives in the Commonwealth and
development of recommendations for improving such programs, services,
structures, and implementation.
		The Commission may coordinate with other agencies and entities of the
Commonwealth with regard to development and proposal of recommendations related
to behavioral health services and the behavioral health service system.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 313.