Amendment #911 to H4000

Geriatric Mental Health

Representatives Malia of Boston, O'Day of West Boylston, Fox of Boston, Hecht of Watertown, Smizik of Brookline, Heroux of Attleboro, Garlick of Needham, Linsky of Natick, Madden of Nantucket, Khan of Newton, Kocot of Northampton, Gordon of Bedford, Hunt of Sandwich, Campbell of Methuen, Balser of Newton, Cronin of Easton, Benson of Lunenburg, Mannal of Barnstable, Stanley of Waltham, Cullinane of Boston, McMurtry of Dedham, Chan of Quincy, Ayers of Quincy, Garry of Dracut and Brodeur of Melrose move that the bill be amended in section 2 by inserting after line item 9110-1636 the following item:

“9110-1640   For the geriatric mental health services program, including residential care, case management, and day treatment services, to deinstitutionalize or divert elders with serious and persistent mental illness from institutionalized settings……………………………………………$350,000”