Mental Health Services - Community 0121

Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of savings to be achieved by redesigning the adult mental health crisis system to improve efficiency and service coordination and by reducing grant funding.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other 0 (600,000)

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General Fund Total 0 (600,000)

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732

Initiative: Provides funds to cover an anticipated shortfall. Expenditures for adult mental health services, including private nonmedical institution treatment, outpatient services, crisis services and community support services, have increased and are exceeding budgeted levels.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other 0 4,095,312

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General Fund Total 0 4,095,312

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732

Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of savings to be achieved by setting a rate cap at the median of current rates paid to providers of outpatient services to achieve payment equity among service providers.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other 0 (321,560)

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General Fund Total 0 (321,560)

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732

Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of savings to be achieved by implementing centralized enrollment, standardized assessment of medical necessity, standardized levels of care and prior authorization and utilization review of services in the plans of care.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other 0 (1,125,000)

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