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If the examination reveals that there is sufficient cause to believe that the person has mental illness, he shall be retained at the facility; but if the examination reveals insufficient cause, the person shall be returned to the locality in which the petition was initiated or in which the person resides.\n\nC\n\nThe Board shall adopt regulations to institute preadmission screening to prevent inappropriate admissions to state facilities.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1343714,"text":"Upon the receipt of any order for admission of any person, the director of the facility shall immediately examine the admission papers and, if they are found to be in substantial compliance with the law, he shall forthwith admit the person to the facility.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1343715,"text":"Any person presented for admission to a facility shall be examined within 24 hours after arrival by one or more of the physicians on the facility’s staff. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 477; in 1970, chapter 673; in 1972, chapter 639; in 1976, chapter 671; in 1980, chapter 582; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1437399,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361071,"identifier":"37.2-823","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-823","url":"\/37.2-823\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-823\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Examination of admission papers by director; examination of persons admitted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon the receipt of any order<\/span> for admission of any person, the director of the facility<\/span> shall immediately examine the admission papers and, if they are found to be in substantial compliance with the law<\/span>, he shall forthwith admit the person to the facility<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person presented for admission to a facility<\/span> shall be examined within 24 hours after arrival by one or more of the physicians on the facility<\/span>’s staff. If the examination reveals that there is sufficient cause to believe that the person has mental illness<\/span>, he shall be retained at the facility<\/span>; but if the examination reveals insufficient cause, the person shall be returned to the locality in which the petition<\/span> was initiated or in which the person resides. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations to institute preadmission screening to prevent inappropriate admissions to state<\/span> facilities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXAMINATION OF ADMISSION PAPERS BY DIRECTOR; EXAMINATION OF PERSONS ADMITTED (\u00a7\n37.2-823)\n\nA. Upon the receipt of any order for admission of any person, the director of\nthe facility shall immediately examine the admission papers and, if they are\nfound to be in substantial compliance with the law, he shall forthwith admit the\nperson to the facility.\n\nB. Any person presented for admission to a facility shall be examined within 24\nhours after arrival by one or more of the physicians on the facility’s\nstaff. If the examination reveals that there is sufficient cause to believe that\nthe person has mental illness, he shall be retained at the facility; but if the\nexamination reveals insufficient cause, the person shall be returned to the\nlocality in which the petition was initiated or in which the person resides.\n\nC. The Board shall adopt regulations to institute preadmission screening to\nprevent inappropriate admissions to state facilities.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 37-86.2, 37-90; 1950, pp. 908, 910; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7\u00a7\n37.1-68, 37.1-70; 1970, c. 673; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 2005,\nc. 716.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}