Virginia Senate Bill 67

March 2, 2008 This bill was signed into law. It specifies that minors may be admitted for mental health treatment involuntarily. The bill is effective on July 1, 2008. A minor (aged 14 or older) may be admitted to a mental health facility for 72 hours if that minor is incapable of making an informed decision, meaning that he is unable to understand the nature, extent, or probable consequences of a proposed treatment or unable to make a rational evaluation of the risks and benefits of the proposed treatment as compared with the risks and benefits of alternatives to the . . .