This amendment adds $250,000 the first year from the general fund and language directing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to hire an independent contractor to determine if the Hancock Geriatric Treatment Center can be re-certified for Medicaid reimbursement. In 2015, the center lost its Medicaid certification and the introduced budget included general fund support to replace the lost federal funding. This amendment attempts to explore all possible options available to the Commonwealth to re-certify the facility in order to access federal support for its operations. If the facility can be certified then the general fund support added in the budget can be supplanted with federal funds. Language directs the Department to seek certification from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services if feasible and upon completion of the recommended changes, and the Commissioner of DBHDS is required to report on these efforts by December 1, 2016 and when a federal certification decision is made.