STATE OPERATIONS

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

as

793,000

1,000,000

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, 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 cooperation with the commissioner of the department 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 tal health is authorized to purchase necessary 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 improve

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.

men

.400,000

...100,000

..70,000

21,830,000

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN CHILDREN AND

YOUTIL PROGRAM

72,898,800

1

ser

For services and expenses related to the

operation of six children and youth psychiatric centers and nine children and youth units including associated community-based staff, outside hospital

care and home care services. 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 (OMRDI) for the

of thirty-nine autistic individuals if such clients and associated staff are transferred froin OMI to OMRDD on or after June first, nineteen hundred eighty-five. An

amount of support services equivalent to that provided by five support positions

care