Sec. FF-1. Reimbursement to agencies. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall increase reimbursement to agencies under contract to provide mental health and mental retardation services to adults and children. The increase in reimbursement must be used to increase payments for wages and benefits for direct care personnel. Increased payments for wages must be adjusted by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02. The appropriations and allocations provided in this section apply to all providers of mental health and mental retardation services, except for programs that would otherwise receive a cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to a different provision of law or rule. The department shall verify at the annual audit, or in other financial reviews as appropriate, that these funds have been distributed as directed to direct care staff.
Sec. FF-2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2001-02 2002-03
MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Mental Retardation Services - Community
All Other $69,831 $69,831
Provides funds to increase payments for wages and benefits by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02 for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental retardation services.
Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation
All Other 540,793 540,793
Provides funds to increase payments for wages and benefits by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02 for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental retardation services.
Mental Health Services - Children
All Other 229,991 229,991
Provides funds to increase payments for wages and benefits by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02 for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental health and mental retardation services.
Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid
All Other 234,187 234,187
Provides funds to increase payments for wages and benefits by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02 for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental health and mental retardation services.
Mental Health Services - Community
All Other 458,775 458,775
Provides funds to increase payments for wages and benefits by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02 for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental health services.
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid
All Other 484,818 484,818
Provides funds to increase payments for wages and benefits by 2.5% in fiscal year 2001-02 for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental health services.
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL $2,018,395 $2,018,395
Sec. FF-3. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Federal Expenditures Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2001-02 2002-03
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers
All Other $2,496,920 $2,509,518
Provides for the federal match to increase payments for wages and benefits for direct care personnel employed by certain agencies providing mental health and mental retardation services.
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