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2008 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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Compliance with Relevant Laws and Supreme Court Decisions (language only)

Item 325 #1h

Item 325 #1h

Health And Human Resources
Mental Retardation Training Centers

Language
Page 308, after line 43, insert:
"D.  The Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services shall comply with all relevant state and federal laws and Supreme Court decisions that govern the discharge of residents from state mental retardation training centers and the granting of mental retardation waiver slots."


Explanation
(This language amendment requires the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services to comply with the 1998 Supreme Court's Olmstead decision, the Code of Virginia, and Federal Medicaid regulations regarding the discharge of individuals from Southeastern Virginia Training Center to the mental retardation waiver program.)