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Any veteran who has been or is in a state hospital and is eligible for treatment in a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation may be transferred to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation with the written consent of its manager. Any veteran admitted to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation, if he resided in Virginia prior to his admission and meets the criteria for admission to a state hospital, may be transferred to a state hospital with the written authorization of the Commissioner.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1343752,"text":"Whenever it appears that a person with mental illness is a veteran eligible for treatment in a Veterans’ Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation, the district court judge or special justice may, upon receipt of a certificate of eligibility from that hospital, center, or other facility or installation, order the person to that hospital, center, or other facility or installation, regardless of whether the person resides in Virginia. Any veteran who has been or is in a state hospital and is eligible for treatment in a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation may be transferred to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation with the written consent of its manager. Any veteran admitted to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation, if he resided in Virginia prior to his admission and meets the criteria for admission to a state hospital, may be transferred to a state hospital with the written authorization of the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":51641,"edition_id":2,"name":"Discharge and Transfers","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":6,"parent_id":51634,"metadata":{"child_laws":7,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:45:25","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:32:54","permalink":{"id":1437457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51641,"identifier":"7","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7","url":"\/37.2\/III\/8\/7\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51634,"edition_id":2,"name":"Emergency Custody and Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":51633,"metadata":{"child_laws":57,"child_structures":8},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:45:19","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:32:52","permalink":{"id":1437259,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51634,"identifier":"8","token":"37.2\/III\/8","url":"\/37.2\/III\/8\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51633,"edition_id":2,"name":"Admissions and Dispositions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":51608,"metadata":{"child_laws":82,"child_structures":10},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:45:19","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:32:52","permalink":{"id":1437257,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51633,"identifier":"III","token":"37.2\/III","url":"\/37.2\/III\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51608,"edition_id":2,"name":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"37.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":85,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":229,"child_structures":35},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:44:56","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:32:46","permalink":{"id":1436675,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51608,"identifier":"37.2","token":"37.2","url":"\/37.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":361085,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-837","catch_line":"Discharge from state hospitals or training centers, conditional release, and trial or home visits for individuals","url":"\/37.2-837\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-837","metadata":false},{"id":361086,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-838","catch_line":"Discharge of individuals from a licensed hospital","url":"\/37.2-838\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-838","metadata":false},{"id":361087,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-839","catch_line":"Exchange of information between community services boards or behavioral health authorities and state facilities","url":"\/37.2-839\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-839","metadata":false},{"id":361088,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-840","catch_line":"Transfer of individuals receiving services","url":"\/37.2-840\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-840","metadata":false},{"id":361089,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-841","catch_line":"Admission of veteran to, or transfer to or from, a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation","url":"\/37.2-841\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-841","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}},{"id":361090,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-842","catch_line":"Veterans admitted or transferred to Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation subject to rules; power and authority of medical officer in charge","url":"\/37.2-842\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-842","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}},{"id":361091,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-843","catch_line":"Providing drugs or medicines for certain individuals discharged from state facilities","url":"\/37.2-843\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-843","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}}],"previous_section":{"id":361088,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-840","catch_line":"Transfer of individuals receiving services","url":"\/37.2-840\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-840","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":361090,"structure_id":51641,"section_number":"37.2-842","catch_line":"Veterans admitted or transferred to Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation subject to rules; power and authority of medical officer in charge","url":"\/37.2-842\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-842","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}},"metadata":{"court_decisions":""},"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/37.2-841\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1437475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361089,"identifier":"37.2-841","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-841","url":"\/37.2-841\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-841\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-841","dublin_core":{"Title":"Admission of veteran to, or transfer to or from, a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-841","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever it appears that a person with mental illness<\/span> is a veteran eligible for treatment in a Veterans’ Affairs hospital, center, or other facility<\/span> or installation, the district court<\/span> judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> may, upon receipt of a certificate of eligibility from that hospital, center, or other facility<\/span> or installation, order<\/span> the person to that hospital, center, or other facility<\/span> or installation, regardless of whether the person resides in Virginia. Any veteran who has been or is in a state hospital<\/span> and is eligible for treatment in a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility<\/span> or installation may be transferred to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility<\/span> or installation with the written consent of its manager. Any veteran admitted to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility<\/span> or installation, if he resided in Virginia prior to his admission and meets the criteria for admission to a state hospital<\/span>, may be transferred to a state hospital<\/span> with the written authorization of the Commissioner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMISSION OF VETERAN TO, OR TRANSFER TO OR FROM, A VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITAL,\nCENTER, OR OTHER FACILITY OR INSTALLATION (\u00a7 37.2-841)\n\nWhenever it appears that a person with mental illness is a veteran eligible for\ntreatment in a Veterans’ Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or\ninstallation, the district court judge or special justice may, upon receipt of a\ncertificate of eligibility from that hospital, center, or other facility or\ninstallation, order the person to that hospital, center, or other facility or\ninstallation, regardless of whether the person resides in Virginia. Any veteran\nwho has been or is in a state hospital and is eligible for treatment in a\nVeterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation may be\ntransferred to a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or\ninstallation with the written consent of its manager. Any veteran admitted to a\nVeterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation, if he\nresided in Virginia prior to his admission and meets the criteria for admission\nto a state hospital, may be transferred to a state hospital with the written\nauthorization of the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-73; 1950, p. 905; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-93; 2005, c.\n716.","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"}}