Civil Commitment and Judicial Medical Consent
All forms are in Adobe format unless otherwise specified
Richmond Psychiatric Hospital & Crisis Intervention Telephone and Facsimile Numbers (2012)
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) Phone Directory
Chief Magistrates throughout the Commonwealth
Local Virginia Behavioral Health Departments (“Community Services Boards”)
FIPS Code Chart (Virginia FIPS Directory For TDO Case Number Origination (PDF)) and Second Source (HTML)
| Virginia Statutes Applicable to Civil Commitment | |
| Virginia Statutes Applicable to Judicial Authorization of Treatment | |
| MEDICAL EMERGENCY CUSTODY PETITION (to transport incapacitated patient from community by ambulance)
Only the magistrate may issue an order to transport the patient from the community to a hospital, see Virginia Code Section § 37.2-1103, here. The contact information for the office of the Chief is: |
Chief Magistrate, Thirteenth Judicial District
200 West Grace Street, First Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23220
804/646-6691 or 804/646-6689
Forms
| External Site Pre-admission Screening Report, Independent Examination and Voluntary Admission Forms |
| External Site Court Forms |
| Order for Treatment | |
| Petition to Restore Right to Purchase, Possess or Transport a Firearm | |
| Attorney’s Statement to Patient (7/11) (For City of Richmond)
Respondent’s Request for Voluntary Treatment |
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| Richmond Behavioral Health Authority Web Site | |
| Explanation of TDO Process and Rights (for Attorney Transmission to Detainee) (DC Form 894-A, per Va. Code Sec. 37.2-809). Caveat to counsel: offered here as a starting point for a compliant form only; see Va. Code Sec. 37.2-814 (D) (until July 1, 2027). | |
| An historical (1870) treatise by Dr. Bacon, On the Writings of the Insane, is worth mention. In his subtitle, “[a]n experience of wasted energies and baffled thoughts,” Dr. Bacon quotes an antagonist to the eponymous hero Lothair (1870) in Benjamin Disraeli’s novel, who summed up the difficulty in fighting prejudice. Dr. Bacon applied the insight to the mentally ill under his care. See also. |