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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Spruill
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Item 21 #1h

Item 21 #1h

Legislative Department
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

Language
Page 16, after line 29, insert:
"E.  The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall conduct a fiscal review of the restructuring and reinvestment projects implemented by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, in collaboration with Community Services Boards, addressing the care needs of individuals discharged or diverted from state facility care in fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2005.  The review shall examine (i) the transfer, allocation, and expenditure of funds from state facilities to Community Services Boards for the provision of services, (ii) the number of individuals discharged and served from state facilities, (iii) the number of individuals served and diverted from state facility care, and (iv) the impact of the restructuring and reinvestment projects on the availability of services in state facilities and communities.  A report on the findings of the fiscal review shall be presented to the 2006 Session of the General Assembly."


Explanation
(This amendment authorizes a study of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services' restructuring and reinvestment projects and the impact of those projects on state facility and community-based care by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. A final report on this topic is to be provided to the 2006 Session of the General Assembly.)