May 7, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Vagnozzi, Meisner, Miller, Kathleen Law, Amos, Simpson, Leland, Robert Jones, Jackson, Young, Byrnes, Rick Jones, Polidori, Gonzales, Garfield, Wenke, Meadows, Alma Smith and Clack and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled
"Mental health code,"
by amending sections 122 and 202 (MCL 330.1122 and 330.1202),
section 202 as amended by 1995 PA 290.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 122. The department may establish geographical service
districts
for its facilities which shall that
define the
geographical area that will be serviced by a facility. The
department may further establish geographical service districts for
the purpose of contracting for community mental health services and
determining desired geographical areas to be served by community
mental health services programs.
Sec. 202. (1) The state shall financially support, in
accordance with chapter 3, community mental health services
programs that have been established and that are administered
pursuant
according to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Not later than September 30, 2008, the department shall
provide the legislature with a 2-year plan and timetable for
limiting the number of community mental health services programs
with which the department contracts to 18. The 2-year plan shall
include strategies to ensure the opportunity for local citizen
input and involvement in multicounty community mental health
services programs. Beginning October 1, 2010, the department shall
contract with not more than 18 community health services programs.
Each contract with a community mental health services program shall
address responsibility for services and populations that are and
are not covered through the medicaid program.