Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-707

EHS 707

Department of Mental Health Adequate Community Services

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 5095-0015, by adding at the end thereof the following:-

"provided, that the department shall identify individuals in its facilities who should be ready for discharge if there were adequate community services available to support such individuals in community settings; provided further, that the department shall develop an analysis detailing the number of such individuals, the average time they have been ready for discharge, the time they are likely to wait before discharge, the cost of providing the necessary service for them to be supported in the community, the potential sources of funding to meet that cost, and any impediments for such discharges; provided further, that such analysis shall be filed with the clerks of the house and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 1, 2014."