Section 280. Medical and psychiatric emergencies at intake

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If during the intake interview, the intake officer suspects that the juvenile requires emergency medical or psychiatric care, the intake officer shall:

1. Immediately contact the juvenile's parents or legal guardians to advise them of the emergency and any responsibilities they may have; and

2. Before placing a juvenile in a more restrictive setting, the intake officer shall arrange for the juvenile to receive the needed emergency care.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 14, Issue 02, eff. November 12, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 2002; amended, Volume 27, Issue 12, eff. July 1, 2011.

Statutory Authority

§§ 16.1-233, 16.1-309.9 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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