RD426 - Report On Item 316.LL. of the 2008 Appropriation Act - December 1, 2008


Executive Summary:
Item 316.LL the 2008 Appropriation Act requires the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards (VACSB) and with input from the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees, to develop and maintain a reporting process to monitor the implementation of (i) the new services funded in this item and (ii) changes to the civil commitment process included in Senate Bill 246, House Bill 499, House Bill 599 and House Bill 560 from the 2008 session of the General Assembly. Item 316.LL also requires the Department and VACSB to identify specific data elements or performance measures that will be reported through this process. Item 316.LL further requires the Commissioner to report on the implementation of these new services no later than December 1, 2008 and each year thereafter, and to submit a report describing the reporting process to measure CSB performance on participation in the civil commitment process no later than December 1, 2008 and a report on that performance beginning no later than December 1, 2009 and each year thereafter.

Item 316.LL requires the Commissioner of the Department to submit two reports no later than December 1, 2008, one on implementation of the new services funded in item 316, and a second describing the reporting process that will be used to measure CSB performance on participation in the civil commitment process. This report responds to both of these requirements.