Department of Mental Health

Department of Mental Health.

State Appropriations

5011-0100

For the administration of the department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall not refer or discharge a child or adolescent to the custody or care of the department of social services until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and recommendation as to whether said child or adolescent is appropriate for foster care, or if due to severe emotional disturbance, is only appropriate for group care

......................................................$19,703,812

5011-0611

The department of mental health is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $100,000 in revenue collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants of the Haskell building, so called, on the campus of the former Northampton state hospital, for repairs, improvements, maintenance and operation of said building

......................................................$100,000

5011-7777

For costs associated with electricity, natural gas, and other fuel for buildings of the department of mental health; provided, that, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, prior to April 15, 1998, all funds appropriated herein shall be scheduled in the GG subsidiary, so-called; provided further, that after said date, the commissioner of the department of mental health, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, is hereby authorized to transfer from said GG subsidiary to the KK subsidiary, so-called, or the NN subsidiary, so-called, of this account, an amount not to exceed 15 per cent of the funds appropriated herein, if said secretary of administration and finance certifies in writing to the house and senate committees on ways and means that the following conditions have been met: (1) that the charges owed by said department of mental health for costs associated with electricity, natural gas, and other fuel for buildings of the department does not exceed the amount appropriated herein; (2) that the department does not require any supplemental appropriations in any of its other items of appropriation; (3) that the department is expected to meet the revenue targets established in sections 1A and 1B; and (4) that the department has not expended any funds for costs associated with electricity, natural gas, and other fuel for buildings in any of its other items of appropriation; provided further, that said secretary of administration and finance shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of all transfers of funds between subsidiaries as authorized herein; and provided further, that no funds shall be scheduled in a subsidiary which is not explicitly referenced herein

......................................................$4,412,165

5042-1000

For the maintenance and operation of the secure unit at Medfield state hospital

......................................................$1,802,332

5042-5000

For child and adolescent services; provided, that of the sum appropriated herein, not less than $69,408 shall be expended on the Franklin Community Action Corporation in Greenfield for a youth and adolescent services program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended for the purposes of sending children to existing summer programs funded through the department of mental health's camperships, so-called; provided further, that not less than $189,000 shall be expended for the purposes of providing educational services in institutional settings; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be expended for the Cape and Islands child advocacy center, so-called; provided further, that $125,000 shall be expended for adolescent mental health services in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that said services may include a mobile crisis intervention team and a pilot program for juveniles and adolescents before the South Boston district court on matters concerning drug dependence and mental health

......................................................$57,422,229

5046-0000

For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department is hereby authorized to allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from item 5095-0000 of section 2, 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 $60,000 shall be expended for comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services to be provided to mentally ill adults who are homeless or are at-risk of being homeless; provided further, that said services shall be provided at the multi-service center located in the city of Lynn by a vocational rehabilitation agency specializing in employment issues of mentally ill adults; provided further, that not less than $163,000 shall be expended for western Massachusetts community enterprise programs; provided further, that not less than $394,502 shall be expended for the lighthouse clubhouse program, so-called, in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $43,460 shall be expended for the provision of community based case management for participants in the tenant-based rental assistance program funded under HUD's shelter plus care program, administered by Quincy interfaith sheltering coalition in conjunction with the Quincy housing authority; provided further, that any allocations from this item for services provided in the metro-Boston area, so-called, shall not cause funding decreases in other areas; provided further, that the Fairwinds clubhouse be allocated an additional one-and one-half full time equivalent staff members, which shall also be reflected in their budget allocation; 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 planing population, so-called, and the types of services received in each region for fiscal year 1998, no later than December 1, 1997

......................................................$206,576,452

5046-1000

For rental subsidies to eligible clients; provided, that the department shall establish the amounts of said subsidies so that payment thereof and of any other commitments from this item shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein

......................................................$2,607,550

5046-2000

For statewide homelessness services; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a program by project AIM, so-called, of community enterprises for residents of Berkshire county who have a dual diagnosis of major mental illness and substance abuse, and who have either been homeless or are in jeopardy of becoming homeless

......................................................$10,036,450

5046-3000

For metro-Boston homelessness prevention services

......................................................$6,109,574

5046-4000

The department of mental health is hereby authorized to expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $125,000 from occupancy fees charged to the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, the CHOICE program, so-called, authorized by chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that all such fees collected shall be expended for the routine maintenance and repair of facilities in the CHOICE program, so-called, including the costs of personnel

......................................................$125,000

5046-9999

For the payment of charges assessed to the department of mental health for the payment of workers compensation, unemployment insurance, medicare taxes, health security plan, and the group insurance commission extended leave chargeback, so-called; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, prior to April 15, 1998 all funds appropriated herein shall be scheduled in the DD subsidiary, so-called; provided further, that after said date, the commissioner of the department of mental health, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, is hereby authorized to transfer from said DD subsidiary to the KK subsidiary, so-called; or the NN subsidiary, so-called; of this account, an amount not to exceed 15 per cent of the funds appropriated herein, if the secretary of administration and finance certifies in writing to the house and senate committees on ways and means that the following conditions have been met: (1) that the charges owed by the department for workers compensation, unemployment insurance, medicare taxes, health security plan, and the group insurance commission extended leave chargeback are less than the amount appropriated herein; (2) that the department does not require any supplemental appropriation in any of its other items of appropriation; (3) that the department is expected to meet the revenue targets established in sections 1A and 1B; and (4) that the department has not expended any funds for the payment of workers compensation, unemployment insurance, medicare taxes, health security plan, and the group insurance commission extended leave chargeback, so-called, in any of its other items of appropriation; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of all transfers of funds between subsidiaries as authorized herein; and provided further, that, no funds shall be scheduled to any subsidiary in this account which is not explicitly referenced herein

......................................................$7,854,776

5047-0001

For the designated emergency programs and acute mental health care replacement units; provided, that the department is authorized to continue an interagency service agreement with the division of medical assistance for the purchase of said services and for such other services as said agreement may provide, including, but not limited to, acute inpatient care and diversionary services; provided further, that the most recent savings projection from the implementation of said agreement may be expended for community services in the MM subsidiary, so-called, of this item; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 31, 1997 on the utilization of said emergency programs and acute mental health care beds by clients of the department during each month of fiscal year 1997; provided further, that said report shall detail the number of clients of the department determined to be eligible for the medicaid program during fiscal year 1997; and provided further, that said report shall detail expenditures made by the division of medical assistance on behalf of clients of the department during fiscal year 1997 for said acute mental health care services

......................................................$32,266,959

5047-0002

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of mental health may expend revenues for continuing care services in the community in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 from increased revenues from federal reimbursement collected for designated emergency programs and acute inpatient and diversionary services; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until the secretary of administration and finance shall certify in writing to the house and senate committees on ways and means that not less than $1,000,000 from said initiative has been deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than February 3, 1998 detailing the use of any funds encumbered or expended from this item, including, but not limited to, the number of clients served, the types of services purchased by region, and the annualized impact of said expenditures in the subsequent fiscal year; and provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for homelessness services

......................................................$6,000,000

5051-0100

For community mental health centers

......................................................$75,959,614

5055-0000

For forensic services; provided, that not less than $282,000 shall be expended for mental health services at the Barnstable and Middlesex county houses of correction

......................................................$7,347,324

5095-0000

For adult inpatient and facilities' services; provided, that the department is hereby authorized to allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from this item to item 5046-0000, as necessary, pursuant to allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means thirty days prior to any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities

......................................................$99,348,470

Federal Appropriations

5012-9121

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness

......................................................$332,000

5012-9106

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Information Warehouse

......................................................$125,000

5021-9106

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mental Health Systems Improvement Demonstration Grant

......................................................$225,000

5046-9102

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care

......................................................$144,240