STATE OPERATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH--Cont.

care beds for adults to be located on the
grounds of state facilities. Expenditures
may be made from this appropriation for
residential care centers for adults, as
defined by the mental hygiene law pursuant
to a chapter of the laws of 1985.
For services and expenses related to the in-
itial implementation of a medical plan for
residents of psychiatric centers located
on Long Island. No later than July 1,
1985,
the commissioner of OMH in coopera-
tion with the commissioner of the depart-
ment of health, shall submit a plan to the
director of the budget, with copies to be
filed with the chairman of the senate
finance committee and the chairman of the
assembly ways. and means committee, which
shall be comprehensive, cost effective and
reflect coordination with existing commu-
nity general hospitals

For services and expenses related to the
purchase of emergency medical transport
services or vehicles. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law the office of men-
tal health is authorized to purchase nec-
essary emergency transport vehicles not to
exceed the amount appropriated herein ....
For services and expenses related to a feas-
ibility study to consolidate and enhance
laboratory services for OMH and OMRDD
For services and expenses related to improv-
ing OMH's capacity to provide emergency
medical services in various state facili-
ties

For nonpersonal services for food expendi-
tures in the adult psychiatric centers.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, the office of mental health
shall not expend any resources herein
provided for any purpose other than the
purchase of food or prepared meals.

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN CHILDREN AND
YOUTH PROGRAM

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the director of the budget is authorized
to make transfers of monies, hereby appro-
priated, to the department of social
vices medical assistance program for
payments for outside hospital care. Of the
amount appropriated herein, the director
of the budget may authorize a transfer of
up to 64 positions and up to one million
fifty-five thousand dollars ($1,055,000)
to the office of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities (OMRDD) for the
care of thirty-nine autistic individuals
if such clients and associated staff are
transferred from OMH to OMRDD on or after
June first, nineteen hundred eighty-five.
An amount of support services equivalent
to that provided by five support positions

72,898,800