Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-524

EHS 524

Department of Mental Health

Messrs. Pacheco and Brady moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 5095-0015, by striking out the words “provided further, that of these 671 beds, not less than 45 beds shall be continuing care inpatient beds on the campus of Taunton state hospital; and provided further, that the department shall operate not less than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds at Worcester recovery center and hospital”; and

in said section 2, in said item 5095-0015, by adding the following words:- “provided further, that of these 671 beds, not less than 50 beds shall be continuing care inpatient beds on the campus of Taunton State Hospital; provided further, that within the existing appropriation the department may operate more beds at Taunton State Hospital; and provided further, that the department shall operate not fewer than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds at Worcester recovery center and hospital; provided further, that the department shall not take action in fiscal year 2018 to reduce the number of state-operated continuing care inpatient beds or other state-operated programs at the Taunton State Hospital campus or relocate administrative hospital services associated with the operation of the hospital off-campus; provided further, that the department shall not enter into new vendor-operated lease agreements for expansion of existing vendor-operated programs; provided further, that the department shall not enter into new interagency agreements or expansion of existing interagency agreements, programs or facilities until the department, in conjunction with the division of capital asset management and maintenance, develops a comprehensive long-term use master plan for the campus on or after March 2, 2018 with appropriate community input that is consistent with maintaining publicly-provided mental health services currently delivered on-campus at Taunton State Hospital; provided further, that the plan shall include maintaining existing affiliations with institutions of higher education and possible future relationships with those institutions and others to maintain the sustainability of Taunton State Hospital; provided further, that the plan shall be consistent with maintaining the campus of Taunton State Hospital as a publicly-run mental health facility and shall not prohibit the inclusion of behavioral health programs or publicly-run pilot programs to meet the needs of servicing individuals with mental health, behavioral health and those dual-diagnosed on the campus as part of the comprehensive master plan; and provided further, that the master plan shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of health and human services, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means.”