SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER E601 An Act to direct the Behavioral Health Commission to study how to effectively align current civil admissions laws and processes with new behavioral health and crisis response services and resources in the Commonwealth;

behavioral health and crisis response services and R O [S 574] L Approved LApril 5, 2024 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

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That the Behavioral Health Commission shall study how to effectively align current civil admissions laws and processes, including those processes related to licensing, regulations, training, and reimbursement that may need to change to better achieve alignment, with new behavioral health and crisis response services and resources in the Commonwealth.

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and (g) the Office of the Executive4Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia;

and (iii) the Governor of Virginia or his designee.RThedesignee. training, and reimbursement changes related to Virginia's current civil admissions process that may be needed to fully leverage crisis services and shall report such recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by July 1, 2025.

The Behavioral Health Commission shall make recommendations for any statutory, regulatory, licensing, training, and reimbursement changes related to Virginia's current civil admissions process that may be needed to fully leverage crisis services and shall report such recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by July 1, 2025.