Consolidated Amendment "F" to H3400

Mental Health and Disability Services

Mental Health and Disability Services

Fiscal Note: $4,673,552

Amendments 93 and 94 have been re-categorized from the Housing and Social Services category.

Amendment 721 has been re-categorized from the Legislation, Non-Budget category.

Amendments: 93, 94, 136, 307, 309, 312, 377, 514, 517, 573, 605, 611, 620, 625, 637, 656, 658, 669, 701, 719, 721, 739, 746, 751, 769, 800, 809, 845, 853 and 856

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 1107-2400, by striking out the figure “$583,583” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $651,834;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4110-0001, by striking out the figure “$1,341,133” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,361,524;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4110-1000, by striking out the figure “$3,954,856” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,022,805;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4120-6000, by striking out the figure “$11,215,519” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,215,519;

And further amend said section 2, in line item 4125-0100, by striking out the figure “$5,321,413” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,638,374;

And further amend said section 2, in item 5042-5000, by inserting after the words “health and human services;” the following:- provided further, that funds shall be expended for the Child Psychiatry Access Project;

And further amend said section 2, in item 5046-0000, by striking out the figure “$345,868,606” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $348,868,606;

And further amend said section 2, in item 5055-0000, by striking out the figure “$8,297,163” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $8,497,163;

And further amend the bill by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX.  The department of public health’s office of oral health and the center for health information and analysis shall submit a report no later than December 31, 2013 to the House and Senate chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Health, the House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, the chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means on the oral health care needs of residents of the Commonwealth living with disabilities.  The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information: (i) barriers to accessing dental health care for persons living with disabilities; (ii) the capacity of the current dental health care system to address the oral health needs of persons living with disabilities, with a focus on the availability of specialized equipment, the extent of provider training to treat this population, and any geographic disparities that may exist; and (ii) a projection of what additional resources, if any, are needed to fully address this need.