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50425000 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Data Current as of:  10/17/2014





Account Description FY2014
Spending
FY2015
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 to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for a juvenile firesetter intervention and prevention program in Hampshire and Franklin Counties, the town of Athol, and the city of Holyoke; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $3,100,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project; provided further, that amounts expended from this item for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project that are related to services provided on behalf of commercially insured clients shall be assessed by the commissioner of mental health on surcharge payors, as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, and shall be collected in a manner consistent with the department of mental health's regulations; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $150,000 for the Arlington youth counseling center; and 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
78,622,740 87,567,266