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2017 SESSION
17101684DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The Commissioner of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services (the Commissioner) and the Director of Criminal Justice
Services (the Director) shall, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders,
including the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, the National
Alliance on Mental Illness - Virginia, the Department of Medical Assistance
Services, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, Mental Health America of
Virginia, VOCAL, Inc., the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, [ the
Virginia Magistrate System Coordinator, the
Virginia Association of Health Plans, ] the Office of the
Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia Association
of Chiefs of Police, the Virginia Sheriffs' Association, [ the
Virginia Association of Regional Jails, ] and the University
of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, develop a model
for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and
efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or
involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law
enforcement.
The model shall include criteria for the certification of alternative transportation providers, including the development of a training curriculum required to achieve such certification, and shall identify the appropriate agency responsible for providing such training and such certification. Further, the Commissioner and the Director shall identify any barriers to the use of alternative transportation in the Commonwealth and detail the costs associated with the implementation of such a model, along with the cost savings and benefits associated with the successful implementation of such a model.
The model shall be completed by October 1, 2017, and reported to the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. The report on such model shall also be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports no later than the first day of the 2018 Regular Session of the General Assembly and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.