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2018 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5002 (Senate Committee Approved)

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Lease of Eastern State Hospital Land for Integrated Medical and Behavioral Health Facility (language only)

Item 310 #8s

Item 310 #8s

Health and Human Resources
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Language

Page 288, after line 25, insert:

“R.1.  The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in conjunction with the Department of General Services shall lease, for one dollar, up to 25 acres of land on the Eastern State Hospital property to James City County to allow for the development of a new co-located facility for Old Towne Medical and Colonial Behavioral Health.  The long-term lease shall be for 25 years with option to purchase at the end of the lease or renew for another 25 years."                        



Explanation

(This amendment directs that up to five acres of land, that was surplused, at Eastern State Hospital be set aside and leased to James City County for the co-location of a new facility for Old Towne Medical Center and Colonial Behavioral Health to streamline evaluation and treatment processes for individuals with mental illness to improve health outcomes.)