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HJ 142 Study; treatment needs of offenders with mental illness, etc.

Introduced by: Glenn M. Weatherholtz | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Treatment Needs of Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders. Continues the study of certain mental health needs, training, and treatment issues begun by Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders, under the auspices of the Joint Commission on Behavorial Health Care, the Virginia State Crime Commission and the Comission on Youth. The resolution also requests certain Secretaries and state agencies to provide information or commence specific action related to such issues. Specifically, the resolution requests the (i) Secretary of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Administration to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment services provided to and needed by state responsible offenders; (ii) the Department of Corrections and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to examine access to medications and the management of medications for released offenders; (iii) the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to examine the development of a model court order that addresses mental health services; (iv) the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to explore ways to communicate information to offenders about innovative practices among providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment services; (v) the Department of Medical Assistance Services, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice, to examine the accessibility to Medicaid benefits by eligible offenders immediately upon their release; (vi) the Department of Juvenile Justice to design and implement a uniform mental health screening instrument for juvenile offenders admitted to secure detention facilities and the feasibility of implementing a uniform screening and interview process for pre-dispositional investigations; and (vii) the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, in conjunction with the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court, the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice to develop and recommend ways to implement a curriculum for cross-training law-enforcement officers, judges, jail and detention home staff, and community mental health treatment staff in security and treatment services. All agencies must report their findings and recommendations to the Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders by September 30, 2002. The Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders shall report its written findings and recommendations, including the reports of the Secretaries and state agencies referenced herein, to the Governor and the 2004 Session of the General Assembly. The resolution is the recommendation of the Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders (SJR 440, 2001). This resolution incorporates HJR 84 (Albo), HJR 121 (Tata), HJR 140 and HJR 141 (Weatherholtz), SJR 83 and SJR 84 (Howell), SJR 95, SJR 96 and SJR 97 (Martin) and SJR 100 and SJR 101, as amended, (Houck). This resolution is identical to SJR 97 (Martin) as passed.


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