The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services provides leadership and service to implement and improve Virginia's system of quality treatment and prevention services and supports for individuals and families whose lives are affected by mental health or substance use disorders or by developmental disabilities. It seeks to promote dignity, choice, recovery, and the highest possible level of participation in work, relationships, and all aspects of community life for individuals receiving services.
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. more...
More historical data is available for this agency on DPB's website under the
Virginia's Budget page. If you click on the Budget Round Description links under any of the "DPB Appropriation Database" tables and open the filter you can select various fields to get greater detail and you can select the official chapter data going back for several decades. The "Caboose" chapters are the final biennial budget approved by the General Assembly and signed into Law.
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$237,107,171
$100,108,517
$337,215,688
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$227,401,068
$95,108,517
$322,509,585
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$227,224,336
$95,188,367
$322,412,703
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$216,530,118
$95,582,567
$312,112,685
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$206,390,290
$95,800,495
$302,190,785
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$204,941,706
$95,800,495
$300,742,201
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$241,934,989
$90,796,948
$332,731,937
Base Budget
$204,941,706
$95,800,495
$300,742,201
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$36,993,283
($5,003,547)
$31,989,736
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$243,783,175
$90,818,443
$334,601,618
Base Budget
$204,941,706
$95,800,495
$300,742,201
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$38,841,469
($4,982,052)
$33,859,417
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
3,888.00
756.00
4,644.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
3,776.00
757.00
4,533.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
3,786.00
757.00
4,543.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
3,759.00
765.00
4,524.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
3,759.00
765.00
4,524.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
3,759.00
765.00
4,524.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
4,197.00
665.00
4,862.00
Base Budget
3,759.00
765.00
4,524.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
438.00
(100.00)
338.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
4,197.00
665.00
4,862.00
Base Budget
3,759.00
765.00
4,524.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
438.00
(100.00)
338.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
Base Budget Adjustment
Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the costs of items such as salary increases, changes in retirement and other benefit contribution rates, as well as the distribution of other centrally funded items.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$15,934,742
$15,934,742
•
Transfer support services from Southside Virginia Training Center to Central State Hospital
Decision Package
Accounts for the transfer of buildings and grounds and other support services from the Southside Virginia Training Center payroll to the Central State Hospital payroll. Southside Virginia Training Center, which shares a campus with Central State Hospital is scheduled to close at the end of fiscal year 2014.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$10,200,000
$10,200,000
Positions
300.00
300.00
•
Fund change in patient mix at Eastern State Hospital
Decision Package
Replaces declining nongeneral fund revenues with general fund appropriation. As a result of a reduction in the number of geriatric bed days at state mental health facilities, the agency is collecting less Medicaid revenue. Without a backfill of general fund dollars, the agency will have to close beds. There is an accompanying reduction in the amount of funds needed for the state facilities item in the Department of Medical Assistance Services.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$5,003,547
$5,003,547
Nongeneral Fund
($5,003,547)
($5,003,547)
•
Replace lost revenue from reduced facility census
Decision Package
Provides funds to support state mental health institutions that previously depended on nongeneral fund revenues to operate. As a result of the reduction in census at state training centers associated with the settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice, the amount of nongeneral fund revenue systemwide is declining.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$2,900,000
$4,700,000
•
Expand adult capacity at Eastern State Hospital
Decision Package
Expands capacity at Eastern State Hospital by twenty adult beds. These beds are currently unoccupied beds in the Hancock Geriatric portion of the facility.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$2,205,008
$2,205,008
Positions
36.00
36.00
•
Support new operational costs at Western State Hospital
Decision Package
Provides funds to address the increased information technology infrastructure costs at the newly constructed Western State Hospital.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$673,497
$690,495
Positions
2.00
2.00
•
Fund information technology costs at Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents
Decision Package
Provides funds for a dedicated high speed data line at Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents. The facility previously shared a line with Western State Hospital, however due to the relocation of the adult facility, sharing the line is no longer possible.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$76,489
$76,489
•
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to the agency?s budget to pay for the agency?s share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$0
$31,188
Nongeneral Fund
$0
$21,495
•
Eliminate facility allocation table
Decision Package
Eliminates a table that lists estimated facility allocations and position levels as these amounts are consistently outdated by the time the fiscal year begins. New language requires the agency to report actual allocations each year and post a link to the report on their public website.
•
Identify efficiencies at Western State Hospital
Decision Package
Requires the commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to study and report on any efficiencies experienced as a result of the newly constructed Western State Hospital.
