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_ 439 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 295. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 expenses if the individual is placed in an assisted living facility, nursing home, group home, or similar placements as part of the pilot program and there is no other public or private assistance available to them. QQ. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) shall: (i) conduct a needs assessment to determine the unmet need for each of the nine service components of STEP-VA; (ii) develop an estimate of the cost of satisfying the unmet need for each of the nine STEP-VA service components statewide; and (iii) report on their findings to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees and to the Behavioral Health Commission by December 1, 2024. RR. Out of this appropriation, $770,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to improve clinical and financial tracking of Discharge Assistance Planning funds and Local Inpatient Purchase of Services funds through the purchase of an information technology solution. SS. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall report annually, by September 1, on the expenditure of funding from the Problem Gambling Treatment Fund, including allocations to the Community Services Boards, and include a description of the purposes for which the funding is being used. The department shall evaluate best practices in treating program gambling that may include statewide initiatives to address the negative effects of problem gambling. The department shall report back any findings on best practices and potential statewide initiatives to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by October 1, 2025. TT. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Planning and Budget may direct a portion of the funding up to $75,000 in the Crisis Call Center Fund to Mental Health Virginia Warmline, a peer support line that reduces the 988 crisis call center volume. UU. By no later than June 30, 2026, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) shall align and monitor the Commonwealth of Virginia's recovery support services, including services offered by recovery residences and other similar providers, with the nationally recognized American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 4th Edition criteria to ensure quality and consistency in care. This criteria shall be made publicly available to all consumers and accessible on the DBHDS website. 296. Central Office Managed Community and Individual Health Services (44400) $178,884,498 $146,488,012 $157,904,251 Individual and Developmental Disability Services (44401) $7,169,347 $7,169,347 $10,320,331 Mental Health Services (44402) $169,415,151 $137,018,665 $145,283,920 Substance Abuse Services (44403) $2,300,000 $2,300,000 Fund Sources: General $177,900,843 $145,504,357 $156,538,191 Special $983,655 $983,655 Federal Trust $0 $382,405 Authority: Title 16.1, Article 18, and Title 37.2, Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and Title 2.2, Chapters 26 and 53 Code of Virginia; P.L. 102-119, Federal Code. A. Out of this appropriation, $5,050,000 the first year and $5,050,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used for Developmental Disability Health Support Networks in regions served, or previously served, by Southside Virginia Training Center, Central Virginia Training Center, Northern Virginia Training Center, and Southwestern Virginia Training Center. B. Out of this appropriation, $705,000 the first year and $705,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to provide community-based services to individuals