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Department of Mental Health
Data Current as of:  7/11/2011





FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2012
Conference
FY2012
Vetoes
FY2012
GAA
Department of Mental Health Administration and Operations 26,748 0 26,748
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services 71,774 0 71,774
Mental Health Services Including Adult, Homeless, and Emergency Supports 329,286 0 329,286
Statewide Homelessness Support Services 20,134 0 20,134
CHOICE Program Retained Revenue 125 0 125
Emergency Services and Mental Health Care 35,122 0 35,122
Forensic Services Program for Mentally Ill Persons 8,097 0 8,097
Inpatient Facilities and Community-Based Mental Health Services 146,733 0 146,733
Trust Fund Contributions 10,000 0 10,000
TOTAL    648,019 0 648,019

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account description amount
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH 651,064,648
Direct Appropriations
5011-0100 Department of Mental Health Administration and Operations
For the operation of the department of mental health
26,747,749
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 shall be expended for the Child Psychiatry Access Project
71,773,509
5046-0000 Mental Health Services Including Adult, Homeless, and Emergency Supports
For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department shall allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from item 5095-0015 to this item, as necessary, pursuant to allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further, that jail diversion programs in operation and receiving funding from the department of mental health as of June 1, 2011 shall continue to receive funding in fiscal year 2012; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services received in each region for fiscal year 2012, not later than February 1, 2012
329,285,802
5046-2000 Statewide Homelessness Support Services
For homelessness services
20,134,424
5047-0001 Emergency Services and Mental Health Care
For emergency service programs and acute inpatient mental health care services; provided, that the department shall continue an interagency service agreement with the executive office of health and human services for the purchase of services and for such other services as the agreement may provide; provided further, that the department shall require a performance specification to be developed for safe aftercare options for adults upon release from acute inpatient mental health care services; and provided further, that the emergency service programs shall take all reasonable steps to identify and invoice the third party insurer of all persons serviced by the programs
35,122,197
5055-0000 Forensic Services Program for Mentally Ill Persons
For forensic services provided by the department; provided, that funds may be expended for Juvenile Court Clinics
8,097,163
5095-0015 Inpatient Facilities and Community-Based Mental Health Services
For the operation of hospital facilities and community-based mental health services; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.E. 527 U.S. 581 and to enhance care for clients served by the department, the department shall discharge clients residing in the inpatient facilities to residential services in the community when the following criteria are met: (a) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (b) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (c) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in inpatient care; provided further, that any client transferred to another inpatient facility as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or better than the care that had been received at the closed facility; provided further, that the department may allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from this item to item 5046-0000, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers and facilities; and provided further, that the department shall file a report with the secretary of administration and finance and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways on or before December 31, 2011, detailing the procedure, implementation and timing for the closure of any existing inpatient hospital beds and shall include a determination of the capacity in the inpatient public mental health system to effectively and appropriately meet the needs of individuals suffering from mental illness and whether individuals are receiving timely access to state hospital beds
146,732,857

account description amount
Retained Revenues
5046-4000 CHOICE Program Retained Revenue
For the department of mental health which may expend not more than $125,000 in revenue collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, the CHOICE program authorized by chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that all fees collected under that program shall be expended for the routine maintenance and repair of facilities in the CHOICE program
125,000
5095-0017 Trust Fund Contributions
For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $10,000,000 in revenue transferred to the General Fund from trust funds authorized in section 16 of chapter 19 of the General Laws; provided, that funds from this item may support inpatient or community services; provided further, that the department may allocate funds from this item to items 5046-0000 and 5095-0015 as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer; provided further, that the department of mental health shall submit a biannual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse detailing the services provided in this item, including but not limited to the number of clients who a) entered state inpatient facilities, b) were discharged from state inpatient facilities, and c) received community mental health services by service type; provided further, that all inpatient data shall be organized by facility; provided further, that the department shall submit the first report by February 1, 2012 and shall include data for the first six months of the fiscal year; and provided further, that the department shall submit the second report by August 1, 2012 and shall include data for the second six months of the fiscal year
10,000,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 3,045,947
5012-9121 Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
1,768,195
5012-9160 Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery
412,500
5012-9161 Community Re-Entry for Women
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Re-entry for Women Program
67,227
5012-9163 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP)
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CCP Crisis Counseling
71,445
5012-9164 Data Infrastructure Grant 2011
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, DIG 2011
132,937
5046-9102 Shelter Plus Care Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care Program
201,120
5047-9102 Comprehensive Mental Health Services for Children and their Families
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Mental Health Services for Children and their Families
392,523

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