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2021 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB1800 (Conference Report)

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Use Federal Funds for COVID-19 Surveillance for State Facilities

Item 326 #2c

Item 326 #2c

First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Health and Human Resources
Mental Health Treatment Centers FY2021 ($2,142,601) FY2022 ($4,285,202) GF

Language
Page 408, line 2, strike "$287,994,786" and insert "$285,852,185".
Page 408, line 2, strike "$286,799,776" and insert "$282,514,574".

Page 408, line 27,, strike "the general fund" and insert "federal funds".

Page 408, line 28, after "facilities." insert:

"The department shall coordinate with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and local health districts as appropriate to coordinate its testing and surveillance activities in order to access federal ELC Enhancing Detection Expansion grant funding provided to VDH through the Centers for Disease Control."



Explanation

(This amendment supplants $2.1 million the first year and $4.3 million the second year from the general fund with federal funds from the ELC Enhancing Detection Expansion grant funding provided to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) through the Centers for Disease Control. The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 that was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and provides substantial federal funding to states for COVID-19 testing. The estimate for Virginia is about $490 million. This amendment directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to coordinate its COVID-19 surveillance activities for state facilities with VDH in order to access those federal funds. A companion amendment in Item 299 addresses actions required of the VDH to secure such funds.)