The Commissioner shall prescribe and cause to be established and maintained at all state facilities:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 37.2-703

  • Board: means the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. See Virginia Code 37.2-100
  • Facility: means a state or licensed hospital, training center, psychiatric hospital, or other type of residential or outpatient mental health or developmental services facility. See Virginia Code 37.2-100
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

(a) A uniform, proper, and approved system of keeping the records and accounts and making reports of money received and disbursed; and

(b) An efficient system of keeping records concerning the individuals admitted to or receiving services in each state facility.

The Board, the Commissioner, and their duly authorized agents shall at all times have access to such records, accounts, and reports required to be kept under the provisions of this title.

Code 1950, §§ 37-45, 37-46; 1950, p. 902; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-27; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 1984, c. 734; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.