Mental Health Treatment Centers [792]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $295,604,718 $78,512,458 $374,117,176
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $298,099,789 $78,531,714 $376,631,503
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $309,879,823 $80,242,730 $390,122,553
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $349,907,591 $53,562,416 $403,470,007
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $387,661,399 $59,128,968 $446,790,367
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $408,889,328 $54,128,968 $463,018,296
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $417,361,570 $54,994,156 $472,355,726
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $389,919,242 $54,128,968 $444,048,210
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $25,088,128 $865,188 $25,953,316
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $2,354,200 $0 $2,354,200
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $462,253,010 $54,994,156 $517,247,166
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $389,919,242 $54,128,968 $444,048,210
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $93,448,978 $865,188 $94,314,166
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($21,115,210) $0 ($21,115,210)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 3,823.00 602.00 4,425.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 3,848.00 602.00 4,450.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 3,848.00 602.00 4,450.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 4,203.00 613.00 4,816.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 4,260.00 613.00 4,873.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 4,260.00 613.00 4,873.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 4,373.00 613.00 4,986.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 4,260.00 613.00 4,873.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 77.00 0.00 77.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 36.00 0.00 36.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 4,373.00 613.00 4,986.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 4,260.00 613.00 4,873.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 77.00 0.00 77.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 36.00 0.00 36.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,133,120 $11,133,120
Nongeneral Fund $819,343 $819,343
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,672,687 $1,672,687
Nongeneral Fund $123,096 $123,096
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,443,880 $1,443,880
Nongeneral Fund $71,766 $71,766
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($898,528) ($898,528)
Nongeneral Fund ($153,227) ($153,227)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $854,608 $854,608
Nongeneral Fund $64,835 $64,835
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($320,958) ($320,958)
Nongeneral Fund ($48,699) ($48,699)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($28,914) ($28,914)
Nongeneral Fund ($11,066) ($11,066)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($20,101) ($20,101)
Nongeneral Fund ($732) ($732)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $17,805 $17,805
Nongeneral Fund $1,303 $1,303
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($508) ($508)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,431) ($1,431)
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Fund direct care salary increases Decision Package
  Provides funds to increase direct care staff salary. The first year of salary increases are funded in central appropriations using revenues from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $71,474,792
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Fund pilot program to expand discharge and therapeutic intervention to seven days a week Decision Package
  Provides funds to expand discharge planning and therapeutic intervention services from five to seven days a week at Central State Hospital and Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,062,489 $5,062,489
Positions 40.00 40.00
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Provide additional security staff at Eastern State Hospital and Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute Decision Package
  Provides funds for additional security staff at Eastern State Hospital and Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute in order to improve patient and staff safety.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,798,410 $1,798,410
Positions 29.00 29.00
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Fund increased overtime costs at state facilities Decision Package
  Appropriates additional funding for the costs of overtime at state behavioral health facilities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,263,942 $0
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Fund benefit positions at state hospitals Decision Package
  Provides funds for benefits coordinator positions at state facilities. These positions will be responsible for identifying and aiding in the application for any benefit programs that would assist in an individual being discharged from a state facility.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $734,670 $734,670
Positions 8.00 8.00
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Transfer funds from Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents to support Gateway contract Decision Package
  Transfers funds and oversight to the central office of a contract currently managed by the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents. This zero-sum transfer has no fiscal impact.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($713,000) ($713,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increases in the Virginia minimum wage effective May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 T. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $22,880.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $546,740 $546,740
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Provide for increased pharmacy costs at state facilities Decision Package
  Provides funds for the rising costs of pharmaceuticals at state facilities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $541,786 $541,786
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Expand telehealth capability at state facilities Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing costs of expanded telehealth at state facilities. A corresponding amendment is included in central accounts for one-time costs in the first year from revenue received from federal American Rescue Plan Act.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $150,000
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Align appropriation to reflect anticipated expenditures Decision Package
  Moves funds between programs to align with anticipated expenditures. This zero-sum transfer has no fiscal impact.
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Adjust Salary Increase for Mental Health Treatment Centers General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the salary increase contained in House Bill 30 for direct care staff in mental health treatment centers. It reduces funding by $23.5 million the second year from the general fund to adjust the salary increases from the 75th percentile of market to the 50th percentile of market, leaving more than $48 million from the general fund for this purpose. Salary increases for direct care staff in state mental health treatment centers will average around 37 percent. A companion amendment in Item 486 provides funding in the first year from the federal American Rescue Act Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($23,469,410)
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Increase security positions at state-operated mental health facilities (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds funding for 36 additional security positions at state-operated mental health treatment facilities in order to improve patient and staff safety.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,354,200 $2,354,200
Positions 36.00 36.00


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