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<br />R-I0-42 <br /> <br />ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE EXPANSION OF THE <br />PROVISION OF JUVENILE COMPETENCY RESTORATION SERVICES BY <br />THE PORTSMOUTH DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE <br />SERVICES. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services <br />(DBHS), as well as other Health Planning Region V (HPR- V) Community Services <br />Boards, have been performing juvenile competency restoration services for the past five <br />years through contracts with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and <br />Developmental Services (DBHDS); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, due to budget cuts and changes in services delivery by other HPR-V <br />CSBs, DBHS has emerged as primary provider of Juvenile Competency Services for the <br />region and has augmented its revenue as a result of providing these services for juveniles <br />referred for services; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, due to the timely and efficacious performance of Juvenile <br />Competency restoration services by DBHS through the past five years and the decrease <br />of other providers in the region, it has been requested that DBHS become the primary <br />provider of juvenile competency restoration services for HPR-V; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, if approval is granted to expand the services to be provided by <br />DBHS, the Department intends to provide the services on a trial basis for one year and to <br />assess the long-term needs and costs for the expanded program at the conclusion of the <br />year. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby approves the expansion of the Portsmouth Department <br />of Behavioral Healthcare Services responsibilities to become regional provider of <br />juvenile competency restoration services for Health Planning Region V. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on October 26,2010. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />