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Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Member Request)

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Lifespan Respite Voucher Program

Item 330 #4h

Item 330 #4h

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Health and Human Resources
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services FY2019 $0 FY2020 $200,000 GF

Language
Page 368, line 45, strike "$36,059,218" and insert "$36,259,218".


Explanation

(This amendment provides $200,000 the second year from the general fund to support the Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher Program (VLRVP) which provides reimbursement vouchers to Virginia caregivers who reside full-time, in the same household as the person receiving care, for the cost of temporary, short-term respite care provided to individuals, of any age, with a diagnosis of dementia and for grandparents or relative caregivers providing care to a child not more than 18 years of age or an individual 19 to 59 years of age who has a severe disability. Priority is given to assist those caregivers with the greatest social and economic need. Respite funding is limited to $400.00 per family through July 31, 2021 or until funds are exhausted. Funds may NOT be used to reimburse household expenses or daycare).