Bill Text: VA HB2192 | 2023 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Catawba Hospital; substance abuse treatment and recovery services.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-02-24 - Left in Finance and Appropriations [HB2192 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2023-HB2192-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2192 House Amendments in [ ] – February 6, 2023 A BILL to direct the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to transform Catawba Hospital into a facility at which a continuum of substance abuse treatment and recovery services is provided; report. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Rasoul ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That, in accordance with the analysis conducted by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources in cooperation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department), the Department shall [ , as funding is provided to support associated costs, ] undergo the transformation of the Catawba Hospital campus into a state-of-the-art facility at which a continuum of substance abuse treatment and recovery services, including long-term, short-term, acute, and outpatient services, is provided in addition to the array of behavioral health and other services currently provided to geriatric individuals in need of mental health care. This transformation shall include facilities and programming fostering the growth and development of the Commonwealth's behavioral health workforce.