I echo the concerns already posted regarding how these changes will impact our services, particularly when it comes to programs closing due to the inability to meet these requirements. In addition to the comments already posted, these changes will lead to additional strain on our workforce. We continue to experience and read about the shortage of workers in the behavioral healthcare field and how this will continue going forward. In fact, I just read an article today in the Virginian Pilot on this very issue. Making small changes to attract or retain workers does very little to address the problem and will not allow us to keep up with demand, especially when new requirements and expectations continue to be added to the people who do the work. The requirements for licensed staff and the expectations being placed on them will further challenge our workforce and lead to a reduction in available services. The people who are trained to do the work will be spending more time providing oversight and less time doing the work they are trained to do. This is not fair to the people we serve. I ask that the question "What are we trying to accomplish" be revisited now that we have a little more time to prepare for the transition to CPST, and that we come up with a plan that will truly serve the people. Any of these services being less available will ultimately further tax our crisis system. We cannot keep taking steps to address and improve the crisis system while depleting our community-based services. These things work in tandem, and the strongest system we can create is one where both of these elements are addressed together in a way that allows people to access the services they need to have their best quality of life. Do these changes help us get there?