Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Commissioner) shall, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, including the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, the National Alliance on Mental Illness - Virginia, the Psychiatric Society of Virginia, the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists, the Medical Society of Virginia, and the University of Virginia Institute for Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy develop a comprehensive plan to authorize psychiatrists and emergency physicians to evaluate individuals for involuntary civil admission. Such comprehensive plan shall be completed by October 1, 2015. The Commissioner, by November 15, 2015, shall make available such comprehensive plan and make recommendations for related legislation to be considered in the 2016 General Assembly session to the Joint Subcommittee Studying Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health.