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2004 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - SB5001 (Committee Approved)

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Hampton Roads Regional Jail Mental Health Study (language only)

Item 416 #14s

Item 416 #14s

Public Safety
Community Corrections, Division of

Language
Page 319, following line 19, insert:
"C. The Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority, with the assistance of the Departments of Corrections and Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, may prepare a preliminary report on the feasibility of developing a specialized facility at the regional jail complex for jail inmates referred by the criminal courts of the Commonwealth for evaluation and treatment, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 19.2 of the Code of Virginia.  Such facility would be owned by the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority, and operated under contract by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, with the goal of reducing waiting times for emergency treatment, evaluation of competency to stand trial and/or sanity, and restoration to competency to stand trial.  The Departments of Corrections and Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall provide all necessary technical assistance to support this study in cooperation with the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority.  A report on this study shall be provided to the Secretaries of Public Safety and Health and Human Resources, the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees, and the Chairman of the Joint Commission on Health Care, by October 15, 2004."


Explanation
(This amendment provides for a study of the feasibility of constructing a specialized mental health treatment facility at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail.)