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VA SB 460

Title: Minors; parental admission for inpatient treatment.
Author: David W. Marsden

Summary
Parental admission of minors for inpatient treatment. Clarifies that for the purposes of admission of a minor to a willing mental health facility for inpatient treatment, the finding required to be made by a qualified evaluator that the minor appears to have a mental illness serious enough to warrant inpatient treatment may include a finding of substance abuse and such inpatient treatment may be related to such mental illness, which may include substance abuse. The bill also specifies that a temporary detention order shall not be required for a minor 14 years of age or older who objects to admission to be admitted to a willing facility upon the application of a parent. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.

Status
House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

Bill Documents
VA SB 460 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101727D
2024-01-09 - VA SB 460 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101727D)

VA SB 460 - Senate amendments
2024-01-09 - VA SB 460 (Senate amendments)
VA SB 460 - Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2024-01-09 - VA SB 460 (Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered)
VA SB 460 - Printed as engrossed 24101727D-E
2024-01-09 - VA SB 460 (Printed as engrossed 24101727D-E)

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