Assisted living facilities; regulations for serving residents with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems. Amending §§ 37.1-189.1 and 63.2-100; adding § 63.2-1802.1. (Patron-Watts, HB 424 (CD))

Assisted living facilities; regulations for serving residents with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems. Amending §§ 37.1-189.1 and 63.2-1737. (Patron-Van Landingham, HB 2545 (I) See HB2512)

Assisted living facilities; regulations for serving residents with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems, report. Amending §§ 37.1-189.1, 54.1-2503, 54.1-3005, 54.1-3100 through 54.1-3103, 54.1-3408, 63.2-1702, 63.2-1707, 63.2-1709, 63.2-1721, 63.2-1737, 63.2-1803 and 63.2-1805; adding §§ 54.1-3041, 54.1-3042, 54.1-3103.1 and 63.2-1803.1. (Patron-Watts, HB 2362 (I) See HB2512; Devolites Davis, SB 1000 (I) See SB1183)

Brain Injury Waiver; licensing authority. Amending §§ 37.1-179 and 51.5-14.1. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2826 (Chapter 725); Puller, SB 1237 (Chapter 718))

Children’s group homes and residential facilities; summary suspension of licenses, penalty. Amending §§ 37.1-185 and 37.1-189.1. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2881 (Chapter 485); Martin, SB 1333 (Chapter 363))

Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; funding. Amending §§ 37.1-197, 37.1-198 and 37.1-248.1. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 1938 (Chapter 75))

Criminal cases; disclosure of mental health expert testimony. Amending § 19.2-169.5. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 2678 (Chapter 428))

Criminal history records check; allows certain behavioral health employers to hire applicant while awaiting response. Amending §§ 37.1-183.3 and 37.1-197.2. (Patron-Purkey, HB 2139 (F))

Criminal history records check; behavioral health employees, limited number of misdemeanor assault convictions before barred from employment. Amending §§ 37.1-183.3 and 37.1-197.2. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 2009 (F))

Criminal trials; hospitalization of mentally ill defendants. Amending §§ 19.2-169.6, 19.2-176 and 19.2-177.1. (Patron-Edwards, SB 640 (CD); Edwards, SB 714 (F))

Crisis Intervention Pilot Programs; established for persons with mental illness or substance abuse. Amending § 9.1-102; adding §§ 9.1-187 through 9.1-187.3. (Patron-Edwards, SB 718 (F))

Detention of a mentally incapacitated person; judicial authorization. Amending § 37.1-134.21. (Patron-Mims, SB 507 (CD))

Electronic communication; detention, involuntary commitment of minor, and witness testimony may be received by using. Adding §§ 16.1-345.1 and 37.1-67.7. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 578 (Chapter 51))

Group homes or other residential facilities for children; licensure and certification to include those with educational programs. Amending §§ 22.1-323.2, 37.1-189.1, 63.2-1737 and 66-24; adding § 22.1-16.3. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2461 (Chapter 471))

Health care providers; eliminates provisions governing disclosure of patient information to third party payors. Repealing §§ 37.1-225 through 37.1-233. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 2514 (Chapter 111); Blevins, SB 1110 (Chapter 43))

Human rights committees, state and local; requires one appointment to each shall be a health care provider. Amending § 37.1-84.3. (Patron-Lewis, HB 2870 (Chapter 201))

Insanity; Joint Commission on Health Care, through its Behavioral Health Care Subcommittee, to study needs of patients found not guilty by reason thereof and persons found incompetent to stand trial. (Patron-Puller, SJR 324 (P))

Involuntary mental commitment hearing; judge must apply standard of proof. Amending § 37.1-67.3. (Patron-McQuigg, HB 2110 (Chapter 458))

Mental health courts; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to establish pilot program, report. (Patron-Edwards, SB 725 (F))

Mental health services transition plan; Board of Juvenile Justice to promulgate regulations for providing to incarcerated juveniles. Adding § 16.1-293.1. (Patron-Bell, HB 2245 (Chapter 405); Deeds, SB 843 (Chapter 334))

Mental health treatment; Departments of Education, Health, et al, to develop strategy to address lack of access thereof for children. (Patron-Amundson, HB 2148 (F))

Mental illness; definition of, not to include dementia or Alzheimer’s disease for certain purposes. Amending § 37.1-1. (Patron-Moran, HB 2551 (F))

Mentally retarded persons; appointment of guardian or conservator. Amending § 37.1-134.9. (Patron-Barlow, HB 961 (CD))

Minority Young Adults, Mental Health Needs and Treatment of; Report of Joint Commission on Health Care (SJR 25, 2004). (SD 12)

Opiate addiction; standards to evaluate need and appropriateness for issuance of new licenses to providers of treatment for persons therewith. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1778 (Chapter 64); Wampler, SB 753 (Chapter 7))

Persons with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse; recodification of Title 37.1. Amending §§ 2.2-2905, 2.2-3705.5, 8.01-2, 16.1-241, 16.1-278.11, 16.1-339, 16.1-346.1, 16.1-348, 18.2-254,18.2-255.2, 19.2-169.6, 19.2-177.1, 19.2-182.3, 19.2-182.9, 22.1-281, 33.1-234, 53.1-40.1, 53.1-40.2, 53.1-40.8, 53.1-40.9, 53.1-77, 54.1-2400.1, 54.1-2986, 58.1-3607, 63.2-1602, 63.2-1801 and 63.2-1805; adding §§ 2.2-2690, 2.2-2691, 37.2-100, 37.2-200 through 37.2-204, 37.2-300 through 37.2-319, 37.2-400 through 37.2-440, 37.2-500 through 37.2-511, 37.2-600 through 37.2-614, 37.2-700 through 37.2-721, 37.2-800 through 37.2-847, 37.2-900 through 37.2-918, 37.2-1000 through 37.2-1029 and 37.2-1100 through 37.2-1108; repealing §§ 37.1-1 through 37.1-260. (Patron-Mims, SB 1023 (Chapter 716))

Public guardian and conservator program; changes in provisions. Amending §§ 2.2-711, 2.2-712, 37.1-134.14:1 and 37.1-134.19. (Patron-Edwards, SB 719 (Chapter 712))

Revision of Title 37.1; Report of Code Commission. (HD 31)

Sex offenders; numerous changes authorizing release of information to Attorney General. Amending §§ 9.1-101, 19.2-389, 19.2-389.1, 37.1-70.1, 37.1-70.2, 37.1-70.4, 37.1-70.5, 37.1-70.6, 37.1-70.9, 37.1-70.10 and 37.1-70.13; adding § 37.1-70.20. (Patron-Griffith, HB 1997 (Chapter 914))

Sexual assault; applicability of mental incapacity and physical helplessness of complaining witness. Amending § 18.2-67.10. (Patron-Marrs, HB 514 (CD))

Substance Abuse Services Council; membership. Amending § 37.1-207. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 741 (Chapter 713); Newman, SB 1025 (I) See SB741)

Treatment and detention of mentally incapacitated person; judicial authorization. Amending § 37.1-134.21. (Patron-Mims, SB 1017 (Chapter 751))

Voluntary admission; juvenile age 14 shall be admitted to state hospital with parental consent. Amending § 37.1-65. (Patron-Cuccinelli, SB 853 (F))

Youth suicide prevention; lead agency to be Department of Health. Amending § 32.1-73.7; adding § 37.1-24.001. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 2796 (Chapter 434); Mims, SB 889 (Chapter 336))