PART A

Sec. A-1. Additional beds. The Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services shall construct the new Riverview Psychiatric Center according to the expanded footprint design, adding no more than 20 beds to the hospital's capacity. These beds must be used as swing beds to accommodate the forensic and civil commitment needs of the State. Forensic beds must be made available to county jail inmates who have been determined to be in need of inpatient psychiatric treatment. Jail inmates determined to be in need of psychiatric treatment may not be transferred to the Maine State Prison.

PART B

Sec. B-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Community

Initiative: Provides funds for county jail mental illness treatment pilot programs to fund jail diversion, discharge planning and mental health services to persons with mental illness in 3 county correctional facilities. The funds will be issued via a request for proposal allocating $100,000 for each pilot.

General Fund 2003-04

All Other $300,000

PART C

Sec. C-1. Forensic training for mental health workers and corrections officers. The Department of Corrections shall establish a training program designed to provide specialized forensic training to case management and community support providers and providers of crisis and outpatient mental health services in order to increase awareness of the criminal justice issues associated with the treatment of persons with mental illness who are incarcerated. The department shall provide, no later than January 30, 2004, a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters on the development and