DETROIT-WAYNE COUNTY CMHSP S.B. 1076: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1076 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Bev Hammerstrom
Committee: Health Policy
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Mental Health Code to require the Detroit-Wayne County community mental health services program (CMHSP) to be established as a community mental health (CMH) authority.
Under the Code, a CMHSP must be a county CMH agency, a CMH organization, or a CMH authority. (A county CMH agency is an official county agency. A CMH organization or authority is a public governmental entity separate from the county or counties that establish it.)
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bills 1077 through 1080, which would revise the membership requirements for the Detroit-Wayne County CMHSP board; and allow the Department of Community Health (DCH) to require the Detroit-Wayne County CMHSP to become a CMH authority as a condition of certification; and allow the DCH Director immediately to impose sanctions on the Detroit-Wayne County CMH authority for violating standards that apply to specialty prepaid health plans under the Medicaid Managed Care Program.
MCL 330.1204 Legislative Analyst: Julie Koval
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would require a single-county community mental health program (the Detroit-Wayne County CMHSP) to become a CMH authority. The sanctions included in Senate Bill 1080, if imposed, would lead to unspecified savings for the State.
Date Completed: 4-8-04 Fiscal Analyst: Steve Angelotti
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1076/0304