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House Human Services reviews H.66 D opioid‑settlement appropriations, accepts Health Department reversions
Summary
The House Human Services committee reviewed draft H.66 D on Feb. 11, accepted several Department of Health reversion recommendations to prior appropriations, and agreed to adopt VDH funding levels for key recovery residence and corrections peer‑recovery line items while requesting additional detail on outstanding discrepancies.
The House Human Services committee met Feb. 11 to review draft H.66 D, a bill allocating opioid abatement settlement funds. Committee staff outlined proposed appropriations and highlighted Department of Health (VDH) edits that revert or amend prior awards.
A staff member summarized Section 1 as including a $455,000 appropriation to the Department of Health for 26 outreach and case‑management positions and intent language that those positions be funded annually from the opioid abatement special fund. The staffer also identified competing recommendations for several items: VDH proposed $1.4 million for recovery residences while the advisory council recommended $1.75…
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