Bill > SB3021

This bill appropriates funds for the Department of Mental Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. * **State General Fund:** $255,633,716.00 is appropriated from the State General Fund for the support and maintenance of the Department of Mental Health. * **Special Source Funds:** $435,994,712.00 is authorized for expenditure from special source funds available to the Department of Mental Health. * Of this amount, $20,951,886.00 is specifically from the Health Care Expendable Fund and allocated for various purposes including departmental expenses, Medicaid state share, Alzheimer's disease services, crisis centers, a fentanyl and drug abuse education program, and physician services at community mental health centers. * **Capital Expense Fund:** $25,000.00 is allocated from the Capital Expense Fund for naloxone grants. * **Ellisville State School Interest:** Ellisville State School is authorized to use up to $450,000.00 from interest earned on its Client's Trust Fund for supplies, property, and equipment in direct care. * **Hope Village for Children:** The Department of Mental Health may provide $500,000.00 to the Hope Village for Children Program, subject to fund availability. * **Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund:** $3,910,702.00 from the General Fund court assessments is allocated to the Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund. * **ID/DD Home and Community-Based Waiver Program:** An increase of $1,392,944.00 over the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriation is provided for 100 additional ID/DD Home and Community-Based Waiver slots, aiming for a total of 3,000 slots. * **Olmstead Decision Compliance:** $29,897,169.00 is provided to expand community-based services to improve compliance with the Olmstead decision. Funds may be transferred to the Mississippi Department of Education or Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services if those agencies are better suited to address specific community services. Funds not expended in Fiscal Year 2024 are reappropriated for Fiscal Year 2025 for the same purpose. * **Authorized Headcount:** The bill authorizes 5,827 permanent positions and 422 time-limited positions. * **Past Year Expenses:** The Department of Mental Health is authorized to pay for expenses incurred in Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 totaling $119,070.00 for specific vendors.