| • |
| Provide funding for special conservators of the peace at private hospitals |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides authorization and funding to allow the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide funding to private hospitals for special conservators of the peace in order to relieve law enforcement from maintaining custody during a period of emergency custody or temporary detention. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$35,214,906 |
|
| • |
| Provide funding for developmental disability services and quality assurance |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding for the addition of quality improvement specialists, registered nurse care consultants, licensed behavioral analysts, dental staff, and dental services contracts required by the settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$4,576,719 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$532,410 |
| Positions |
0.00 |
22.00 |
|
| • |
| Fund administrative costs of new developmental disability Medicaid waiver slots |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funds for the administrative costs of services provided to individuals on the developmental disability waivers, including supports intensity scale evaluations and service authorization staff. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$211,692 |
$956,262 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$211,692 |
$1,472,262 |
| Positions |
0.00 |
12.00 |
|
| • |
| Sustain the Adult Psychiatric Access Line |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funds to sustain two regional pilot hubs through the Medical Society of Virginia for the Adult Psychiatric Access Line. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$1,534,100 |
|
| • |
| Address problem gambling in Virginia |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Appropriates funds from the Problem Gambling and Support Fund to expand program evaluation, provide treatment services, and expand outreach. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$1,461,281 |
|
| • |
| Support the Youth Mental Health Matters initiative |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Creates outreach and educational campaigns related to the impacts of mental health, substance use, and social media on youth and adolescents. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
|
| • |
| Fund licensing positions to comply with code and regulatory requirements |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding for five additional positions in the Office of Licensing. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$663,758 |
| Positions |
0.00 |
5.00 |
|
| • |
| Dedicate resources to support information security |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funds for one additional information technology security position. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$186,963 |
| Positions |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
| • |
| Transfer funds for assertive community treatment program evaluations |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Transfers funds for a contract to administer evaluation and fidelity reviews of programs for assertive community treatment to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services central office. This zero sum transfer has no fiscal impact. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$159,200 |
|
| • |
| Add emergency regulatory language for peer support trainees |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Adds language to allow the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate emergency regulations related to peer recovery specialist-trainees. |
| • |
| Amend language for grants to recovery residences |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Amends current language to allow the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to make grants to any recovery residence certified by the department. |
| • |
| Provide flexibility in school-based mental health program to support dual model service delivery |
Decision Package |
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| |
Allows funds provided for school-based mental health services to be used to make grants available to school divisions in addition to the current language directing the department to contract with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to establish school-based clinics to provide mental health and primary health care. |
| • |
| Align appropriation between programs |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Aligns appropriation to reflect anticipated expenditures. This zero sum transfer has no fiscal impact. |
