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Address growing special hospitalization costs at Mental Health facilities |
Decision Package |
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Provides funds to address the increase in the costs associated with the hospitalization of patients requiring emergency or special medical care not available at state mental health facilities. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$1,581,524 |
$1,581,524 |
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Add direct care staffing to address increased number of admissions and discharges of high acuity clients at Catawba Hospital |
Decision Package |
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Supports an additional 10 direct care workers in order to address staff-to-patient ratios at Catawba Hospital. The number of adult and geriatric temporary detention order admissions has doubled since 2014, with higher percentages of individuals requiring direct supervision. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$805,281 |
Positions |
0.00 |
10.00 |
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Fund 10 new DSA II positions to address direct impact of increasing acuity levels at Piedmont Geriatric Hospital |
Decision Package |
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Provides funds for 10 new direct care positions in order to address increasing census pressure on the facility as a result of increasing admissions. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$474,447 |
Positions |
0.00 |
10.00 |
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Increase pharmacy budget due to increased discharges at Western State |
Decision Package |
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Addresses increasing census and discharge rates by providing funds for additional 14-day supplies of medications. When individuals are discharged from the facility, they are provided with a 14-day supply of necessary medications intended to bridge the gap between facility discharge and outpatient services. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$305,000 |
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Increase child psychiatrist services at CCCA |
Decision Package |
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Adds one additional position to the facility so that each unit is staffed with a full-time psychiatrist. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$269,985 |
Positions |
0.00 |
1.00 |
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Provide additional security staffing resources at NVMHI |
Decision Package |
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Provides funds for four additional security staff, needed due to the higher number of jail transfers and the rise in the number and acuity of admissions at the facility. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$256,488 |
Positions |
0.00 |
4.00 |
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Transfer appropriation to NVMHI from NVTC to support shared services at NVMHI associated with closure of NVTC |
Decision Package |
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Transfers funds from Northern Virginia Training Center (NVTC) to Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute to continue to support shared service operations after the closure of NVTC. There is no net fiscal impact. A companion amendment is included in agency 793. |
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FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$136,822 |
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Add reporting due date to LIPOS report |
Decision Package |
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Adds a due date to clarify when the agency must submit the report on the use of LIPOS funds to the General Assembly. The current language only states "annually", with no specific date. The proposed date is November 1 of each year. |