FY 20062007 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Budget

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FY 2006-2007Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Budget

• Presentation to SAMH Corporation
• June 9, 2006
• Ken DeCerchio, MSW, CAP
• Assistant Secretary for Substance Abuse and
  Mental Health

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Baker Act Funding Revision

• HB 5009 ? now Ch. 2006-29 ? amends Chapter
  394.457, F.S. to clarify the long-standing 25
  local match requirement for community-based Baker
  Act services.

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Equity Funding Revision

• HB 5009 eliminates the requirement that DCF must
  allocate 25 of new funds to all districts
  without regard to current funding levels .
• Now, 100 of new funding over the FY 2005-06 base
  can be distributed to help districts below the
  statewide per capita average move toward equity.

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HB 7105 - Taxation of Alcoholic Beverages

• Eliminates tax on retail sale of alcoholic
  beverages for on premises consumption and
  terminates the Children and Adolescent Substances
  Abuse (CASA) Trust Fund in 2008.
• Beginning in FY 07-08, appropriates 11,298,205
  to DCF for reducing or eliminating substance
  abuse by children and adolescents to offset loss
  of CASA revenues.

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A Plus Year for SAMH Funding

• Significant gains in mental health
  appropriations, with legislative recognition of
  the need to achieve equity.
• Continued funding to close the substance abuse
  treatment gap.

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Childrens Substance Abuse Budget Highlights

• 1,096,000 for Closing the Treatment Gap
• (700,000) reduction in Block Grant Trust Fund.
• 700,000 for special projects

Net Gain for Childrens SA 1,096,000
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Adult Substance Abuse Budget Highlights

• 10,672,529 for Closing the Treatment Gap Funding
• 1,250,000 in Special Projects
• (581,386) reduction in funding from the Children
  and Adolescent Substance Abuse (CASA) Trust Fund

Net Gain for Adult SA 11,341,143
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Adult Community Mental Health Budget
Highlights

• 10 million increase for Adult Mental Health
  Services Equity.
• 9,649,819 for Special Projects
• Less 6,360,000 in FY 05-06 Non-Recurring Special
  Projects

Net Gain for Adult MH 13,289,819
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Childrens Mental Health Services Budget
Highlights

• 5 million for Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric
  Program (SIPP) per diem increase.
• 1.7 million for Special Projects
• Less 1,212,500 in FY 05-06 Non-Recurring Special
  Projects

Net Gain for Childrens MH 5,487,500
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Mental Health Treatment Facilities

• 5,420,351 for medication increase.
• 6,871,442 for 84 additional forensic beds and 45
  FTEs.
• Funds will be allocated to Florida State Hospital
  for 24 beds and 6 FTEs and to Northeast Florida
  State Hospital for 60 beds and 39 FTEs.
• 14 million in GR funding to replace a portion of
  an estimated 30 million shortfall in
  administrative trust funds for MHIs.

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Other Mental Health Appropriations

• 4.9 million in non-recurring federal block grant
  funds restored to base budget with General
  Revenue funds.
• 325,000 for Substance Abuse and Mental Health
  Corporation.

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MH Appropriations Recap

• 40,174,964 in FY 06-07 to expand or maintain
  services and programs. Includes
• 21 million in new funding beyond FY 05-06
  appropriation levels
• 18.9 million to offset shortfalls

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Hurricane Related Funding

• The budget also contains federal disaster relief
  funds to assist Floridians affected by the storms
  of 2004 and 2005
• 4,086,133 for Project Recovery to serve
  individuals affected by the 2004 and 2005
  hurricanes.
• 4,124,234 for Project Hope to continue crisis
  counseling services for individuals in areas hit
  by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma.