| Account | Description | FY2009 Spending |
FY2010 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5042-5000 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that for the purpose of funding those services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall not refer or discharge a child or adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the Child Psychiatry Access Project |
73,423,573 | 72,199,953 |
Budget Reduction Explanation: Reduces appropriation corresponding to manager furlough savings.