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2007 SESSION

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SB 1332 Community policy and management teams; adds children requiring mental health services.

Introduced by: Jeannemarie D. Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

State pool of funds for community policy and management teams.  Expands the target population for receipt of state funds to include children requiring mental health services, provided that (i) the child is eligible for funding pursuant to subdivision A1 of § 2.2-5212; (ii) sufficient facts exist for a licensed mental health professional designated by the Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) or by a juvenile court services intake officer to conclude that the child’s behavior, conduct or condition presents or results in a serious threat to his well-being and physical safety, or, if he is under the age of 14, in a serious threat to the well-being and physical safety of another person; (iii) mental health services are required to prevent placement in foster care as determined and recommended by a licensed mental health professional designated by the FAPT; (iv) the FAPT indicates as a goal in the individualized family services plan that, absent the referenced mental health services, foster care is the planned arrangement for the child; (v) the mental health services are not covered by private insurance; and (iv) the child is not eligible for Medicaid upon initial evaluation of the listed criteria. This bill expands eligibility for state pool funds to include children requiring mental health services to avoid placement in foster care.  This bill shall become effective only if reenacted by the 2008 Regular Session of the General Assembly.


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