The 2024 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Budget for the 2024-2026 Biennum
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Released on December 20, 2023 
 
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services [720]
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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $70,014,613 $44,782,822 $114,797,435
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $80,317,330 $58,029,829 $138,347,159
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $109,721,284 $62,061,346 $171,782,630
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $172,867,695 $51,483,442 $224,351,137
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $135,942,397 $46,155,145 $182,097,542
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $261,228,102 $57,303,715 $318,531,817
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Proposed Budget $300,407,250 $58,187,982 $358,595,232
    Base Budget $162,178,102 $55,887,317 $218,065,419
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $138,229,148 $2,300,665 $140,529,813
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Proposed Budget $249,323,618 $58,187,982 $307,511,600
    Base Budget $162,178,102 $55,887,317 $218,065,419
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $87,145,516 $2,300,665 $89,446,181
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 399.75 31.25 431.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 451.50 31.25 482.75
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 475.50 31.75 507.25
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 518.50 46.75 565.25
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 482.50 31.75 514.25
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 518.50 46.75 565.25
2024-2026 2025 Proposed Positions 527.50 46.75 574.25
    Base Budget 518.50 46.75 565.25
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 3.00 0.00 3.00
2012-2014 2026 Proposed Positions 527.50 46.75 574.25
    Base Budget 518.50 46.75 565.25
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 9.00 0.00 9.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase funding for comprehensive crisis services system Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will support the ongoing costs of the crisis services created in Chapter 1.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $39,845,204 $39,845,204
Fund additional crisis services Decision Package
  Provides support for the continued expansion and modernization of the statewide crisis services system by investing in crisis receiving centers, crisis stabilization units, pharmacy improvements, and other crisis initiatives.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $32,967,146 $2,603,514
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Expand school-based mental health pilot Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will be utilized to expand school-based mental health programs.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $15,000,000 $15,000,000
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Expand housing opportunities for individuals with serious mental illness Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. This funding will provide residential placements for 100 individuals.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase funding for Virginia Mental Health Access Program Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will provide support for the continued implementation and management of the expansion of the Virginia Mental Health Access program to early childhood (ages zero to five).
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $7,900,000 $7,900,000
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 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $4,255,295 $4,255,295
Nongeneral Fund $744,799 $744,799
Fund mobile crisis teams Decision Package
  Provides funds for the one-time costs of establishing additional mobile crisis units.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $10,000,000 $0
Fund comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs Decision Package
  Provides one-time funds to pursue comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs or similar models of psychiatric care in emergency departments.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $10,000,000 $0
Expand alternative transportation and custody program to individuals under involuntary commitment orders Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for alternative transportation and alternative custody. Additionally, eligibility for this service is expanded to individuals under involuntary commitment orders.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $4,733,920 $4,733,920
Increase crisis training among local first responders and hospital personnel Decision Package
  Provides funds for an ongoing contract with the Virginia Crisis Intervention Team Coalition. This program is funded with federal funds in the current biennium.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $2,585,000 $2,585,000
Reduce funding for local inpatient purchase of service Decision Package
  Captures anticipated balances for local inpatient purchase of service funds. Funds appropriated for this purpose have been underutilized for the last two years.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($1,239,662) ($1,239,662)
Fund new credentialing database for youth mental health services Decision Package
  Provides funds to contract with a vendor for a credentialing database for youth mental health services.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Use crisis call center fund balances to support crisis efforts Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation from the Crisis Call Center Fund in lieu of general fund appropriation for the maintenance costs of the 988 call center.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
Add new positions in the developmental disabilities division Decision Package
  Provides funds for eight new positions in the developmental disabilities division to assist in meeting the terms of the Department of Justice settlement agreement.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $490,222 $490,222
Nongeneral Fund $490,222 $490,222
Positions 8.00 8.00
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $915,405 $915,405
Expand and sustain funding for adolescent substance use disorder services Decision Package
  Provides funds for medically monitored high-intensity inpatient services (ASAM 3.7) for youth and adolescents with serious mental illness or substance use disorder who may otherwise require inpatient hospitalization. Additionally, $400,000 in the second year is provided to support Chesterfield Recovery Academy.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $1,080,000 $610,000
Capture underutilized funds for children's inpatient services Decision Package
  Captures excess funding due to underutilized contracts for children's private inpatient behavioral health services. The remaining earmark provides $7.6 million in each year for this purpose.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($800,000) ($800,000)
Fund initiatives to expand mental health workforce Decision Package
  Provides funds to expand the mental health workforce by conducting an evaluation of the licensing process, funding a workforce training director, and providing scholarships for behavioral health technicians.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $595,876 $645,876
Positions 1.00 1.00
Provide funds for Boost 200 expansion Decision Package
  Provides funds for a contract with the Virginia Health Care Foundation to pay for the costs of supervisory hours needed for licensure for individuals seeking advanced degrees in social work or counseling.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $575,000 $575,000
Provide additional appropriation for problem gambling treatment Decision Package
  Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation for problem gambling treatment programs.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $306,521 $306,521
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 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $235,934 $235,934
Nongeneral Fund $46,530 $46,530
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funds for specially adapted resources clubs Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will support specially adapted resource clubs for individuals with disabilities.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
Fund peer-to-peer mentoring and employment programs for individuals with developmental disabilities Decision Package
  Provides ongoing support for the Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program through a contract with the Arc of Virginia.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $214,250 $214,250
Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 D. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($201,495) ($201,495)
Transfer funds for administrative support of the Opioid Abatement Authority Decision Package
  Transfers Opioid Abatement Fund appropriation from the Virginia Department of Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) for the administrative costs of providing fiscal services to the Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA). This zero-sum transfer will eliminate the need for administrative transfer of funding during the fiscal year, as DBHDS is serving as the fiscal agent for the OAA.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $200,000 $200,000
Eliminate technology contract Decision Package
  Reduces funding for technology contracts.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($180,604) ($180,604)
Fund training and quality improvement for preadmission screening clinicians Decision Package
  Provides funds to update training modules for certified preadmission screening clinicians to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as provide additional quality management modules.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $300,000 $0
Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funds for On Our Own Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will support On Our Own, a peer recovery center that serves the community at no charge.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $86,716 $86,716
Nongeneral Fund $3,535 $3,535
Transfer funds for developmental disability waiver rate responsibilities to the Department of Medical Assistance Services Decision Package
  Transfers funds to the Department of Medical Assistance Services for the costs of managing developmental disability Medicaid waiver rate functions. This transfer was required in Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($85,000) ($85,000)
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 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $60,843 $60,843
Nongeneral Fund $10,649 $10,649
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 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $51,094 $51,094
Nongeneral Fund $10,512 $10,512
Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $10,319 $10,319
Nongeneral Fund ($7,896) ($7,896)
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 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($9,153) ($9,153)
Nongeneral Fund ($3,681) ($3,681)
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 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($4,721) ($4,721)
Nongeneral Fund ($815) ($815)
Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($2,457) ($2,457)
Nongeneral Fund $289 $289
Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for to increased charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services. budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 485 K. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $16 $16
Amend language to allow dementia funds to be used for discharge and diversion of older adults Decision Package
  Amends language to allow dementia-specific funding to be used for all geriatric individuals.
Align appropriation to projected spending Decision Package
  Moves funding between service areas to properly account for projected spending. This sum zero transfer has no fiscal impact.
Provide emergency regulatory language for behavioral health services Decision Package
  Adds language to allow the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to pursue emergency regulatory changes to align licensing regulations with planned changes to Medicaid behavioral health services.
Allow funds for dementia behavioral specialists to be used for geriatric population Decision Package
  Amends language to allow dementia-specific funding to be used for all geriatric individuals.
Support complex hospital discharges Decision Package
  Amends currently earmarked language for alternative inpatient treatment options to allocate $1.5 million for non-inpatient services for individuals at risk of discharge from a private inpatient setting into a state facility setting. Some individuals may not need continued hospitalization but a lack of community based transition services leaves them as likely candidates to admission to state facilities.
Optimize drug court funding Decision Package
  Amends language that restricts funding to drug treatment courts to include specialty dockets, such as veterans and behavioral health dockets.
Combine funding for alternative transportation and custody Decision Package
  Combines funding and earmarks for alternative transportation and alternative custody to provide needed flexibility to target resources toward the specific needs of each community. The combination of these appropriations will ensure that the elements of the emerging system are compatible with one another and support continuous care of the population.
Provide flexibility for pilot funding for inpatient admission alternatives Decision Package
  Amends currently earmarked language for alternative inpatient treatment options to allocate $5.0 million each year for alternative options to state behavioral health hospital care for patients designated as forensic who are admitted to, or at risk of admission to, state hospitals.
Combine waiver reporting requirements Decision Package
  Combines multiple paragraphs related to developmental disability Medicaid waiver reporting into one annual report.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
Renovate, repair, and upgrade state-operated facilities
  Provides funds for the costs of upgrading, repairing, and renovating state facilities, including, but not limited to, security improvements, duress systems, HVAC systems, and other necessary projects. Language is included that will allow the director of the Department of Planning and Budget to transfer funds between this project and existing projects, including projects managed by the Department of General Services, as appropriate.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $35,000,000 $0
Improve safety and security at Eastern State Hospital
  Provides funds for renovations at Eastern State Hospital to ensure safety and security of patients, staff, and the surrounding communities. Language is included to permit the transfer of funds from this project to a similar project managed by the Department of General Services.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Tax Supported Debt $24,340,860 $0


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