§ 40.1-5.4-1. Mental health services. The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall be required to plan, develop, coordinate, and administer a complete, comprehensive, and integrated statewide system of mental health services. The department shall take cognizance of all matters affecting the mental health of the residents of the state, including those in […]
§ 40.1-5.4-10. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it deems necessary to enable the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to provide or secure services for adults with serious mental illness; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general […]
§ 40.1-5.4-11. Rules and regulations. The director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, after consultation with agencies and individuals knowledgeable about and concerned with persons with serious mental illness, shall make and promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to services for persons with serious mental illness as specified in this chapter when the services are […]
§ 40.1-5.4-12. Other obligations. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any agency, state or local, from its obligations to provide services to individuals with serious mental illness. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 247, § 1.
§ 40.1-5.4-2. Division of mental health. Within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, a division of integrated mental health services shall be established to carry out the purposes of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 247, § 1.
§ 40.1-5.4-3. Control and maintenance of state-operated facilities. The maintenance, management, and control of state-operated facilities for persons with serious mental illness shall be the responsibility of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 247, § 1.
§ 40.1-5.4-4. Powers and duties of director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. The director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall, subject to available appropriations, have the following powers and duties: (1) To be responsible for planning and developing a complete, comprehensive, and integrated statewide system of mental health services; provided that […]
§ 40.1-5.4-5. Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To advance the public interest, to promote, safeguard and protect the human dignity, constitutional and statutory rights and liberties, social well-being and general welfare of all residents with serious mental illness of the state; (2) To provide or to secure certain social, protective, […]
§ 40.1-5.4-6. Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this state to provide persons with serious mental illness adequate and humane care, that, to the extent possible, while meeting the purposes of rehabilitation and treatment, is: (1) Within each person’s own community, recognizing that some services are appropriately provided in facilities that provide services […]
§ 40.1-5.4-7. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Adult with serious mental illness” means a person with serious mental illness, eighteen (18) years or older and not under the jurisdiction of the department of children, youth and families. (2) “Case management” means the services provided by mental health staff for the purpose of monitoring […]
§ 40.1-5.4-8. Admission to mental health services. Persons with serious mental health illness shall be admitted for mental health services under the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Any person seeking services from the publicly administered integrated state mental health service system may apply to an approved community mental health […]
§ 40.1-5.4-9. Authority to lease. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-11-2, the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals may make available, on terms and conditions and for the period it deems proper, facilities under its jurisdiction, or space therein, to affiliating nonprofit agencies, provided that the premises are utilized for direct or supportive […]
