SB3143 Summary

• Appropriates $205,944,462 in general funds and authorizes $430,902,096 in special funds for the Department of Mental Health for fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011).

• Allocates $13,951,886 from the Health Care Expendable Fund for specific mental health programs including Medicaid matching funds, Alzheimer's disease services, crisis centers, and physician services.

• Authorizes the department to transfer funds to the Division of Medicaid for Medicaid match obligations and permits the Executive Director to transfer cash between special fund treasury funds with written justification to the Legislative Budget Office.

• Allocates funding across 16 departmental budgets and facilities including state hospitals, residential centers, and crisis intervention centers with specified authorized permanent and time-limited positions.

• Anticipates $22,969,561 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and grants the department authority to receive, budget, and expend additional federal funds with Department of Finance and Administration approval.