I am very concerned at to the unit cap requirement for MHSS and how this will significant impact the treatment and care for the clients we serve.  My office is based out of Martinsville where there is very limited resources for the client's we serve.  Most of our clients come into our services with absolutely nothing, no primary care physician, no case manager, no psychiatrist to assist with their mental illness and no knowledge of needed resources.  Our staff ensures those clients are linked to the various services they need to live more freely, live more independently and manage the symptoms of their mental illness.  However, in my location, being linked to those services require going outside of our location to get the care they require.  While I agree that serving clients for more than 5 hours a day (3 units) should not be necessary on a frequent basis, it is extremely difficult to establish the resources they need by taking them from Martinsville, VA to Roanoke, VA or Troutville, VA and to manage this in 3 hours proves quite difficult.  Those clients will not receive the quality care that we value in our community.  Those clients will not receive the prompt resources that is available if we only give them a short amount of time to achieve this.  Limiting the client's access and not basing their services on the client's needs does not define "Person-Centered" and depending on the client's need, this could be considered very neglectful!  Please reconsider this unit cap by keeping in mind the need for the clients we serve.  Each person deserves a fulfilled quality of life.