{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac35-200-35","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC35-200-35","heading":"Criteria for admission","body":"A. Acceptance for admission shall be based upon the following criteria:\n\n1. Receipt of a completed preadmission screening report;\n\n2. The individual has a diagnosis of an intellectual disability made by a licensed professional;\n\n3. All other alternate care resources in the community have been explored and found to be unavailable;\n\n4. Space is available in a residential living area with appropriate resources to meet the individual's needs; and\n\n5. The training center's health services personnel have determined that the individual's health care needs can be met by the training center's resources.\n\nB. If the request is for an emergency admission:\n\n1. There must be documentation of a change in the individual's circumstances requiring immediate alternate arrangements to protect the individual; and\n\n2. The length of the emergency stay at the training center shall not exceed the limits established in § 37.2-807 of the Code of Virginia.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services","Chapter 200. Regulations for Voluntary and Emergency Admission to State Training Centers"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency35/chapter200/section35/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:33Z","sha256":"e66708ba915b05dfda1f29c47741b8f12b0eb95c421e06473f5a135d8064f5f3","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac35-200-20","next":"us-va/12vac35-200-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}