Governor: Funding is provided for transition support and contracted psychiatric services to facilitate telemedicine in community facilities. This ensures that there is no gap in mental health services upon arrival to a community facility, prior to the youth's first community mental health appointment. The psychiatric staff can work, via telemedicine, with youth who were on their caseload at the institution, advise staff and transition to local providers.
Senate: Funding is provided for transition support and contracted psychiatric services to facilitate telemedicine in community facilities and ensure there is no gap in mental health services upon arrival to a community facility, prior to the youth's first community mental health appointment.