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2024 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Floor Approved)

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CCCA Alternative Placements (language only)

Item 301 #1h

Item 301 #1h

Health and Human Resources
Mental Health Treatment Centers

Language

Page 373, after line 36, insert:

"G. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in consultation with other relevant state and local agencies, shall identify existing and develop new, if necessary, alternative placements that are effective, safe, and therapeutic for children and youth who would otherwise be admitted to the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA) and report findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by November 1, 2024. The report shall include information on (i) the types and locations of alternative placements identified, (ii) the number and treatment needs of children and youth who could be admitted at each placement type identified, (iii) the cost and funding sources for each placement type, and (iv) steps that remain to be taken to identify a sufficient number of appropriate alternative placements for all children and youth who would otherwise be admitted to CCCA."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to identify and develop alternative placements for children who would otherwise be admitted to the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents. This amendment is a recommendation from the 2023 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission Report, Virginia's State Psychiatric Hospitals.)