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Budget Bill - SB700 (Introduced)

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Mental Health Treatment Centers

Item 338

Item 338

First Year - FY2003Second Year - FY2004
State Health Services (43000)$187,611,695
$185,955,417
$187,611,695
$203,776,012
Geriatric Care Services (43006)FY2003 $33,858,198
$33,724,443
FY2004 $33,858,198
$34,090,589
Inpatient Medical Services (43007)FY2003 $25,506,404
$25,292,602
FY2004 $25,506,404
$39,409,180
Mental Health Services (43009)FY2003 $128,247,093
$126,938,372
FY2004 $128,247,093
$130,276,243
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2003 $118,619,120
$117,174,633
FY2004 $118,619,120
$133,904,208
SpecialFY2003 $68,992,575
$68,780,784
FY2004 $68,992,575
$69,871,804

Authority: Title 37.1, Chapters 1 and 2; Title 16.1, Article 16, Code of Virginia.


1. As directed by the Governor, the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, in collaboration with the Community Service Boards and other stakeholders, shall develop and implement a multi-stage plan to reduce mental health services provided in state facilities and reinvest saved resources to expand community based care. The first phase of the plan, at a minimum, shall restructure services in the facilities listed in paragraph 2 and reinvest all funding in community programs.


2. Appropriations to the following mental health treatment centers shall be made available to community services boards for implementation of regional restructuring projects to expand community mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse programs to serve patients who are discharged from these facilities or to reduce facility admissions during FY 2004 in the following approximate amounts:



FY 2004

703

Central State Hospital

$4,200,000

704

Eastern State Hospital

$6,518,605

705

Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute

$750,000

706

Western State Hospital

$1,197,500



3. The Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services shall submit quarterly status reports on the successful implementation of these regional restructuring projects to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees, and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget beginning September 2003 and continuing through the completion of these projects.