House Journal: Page 964: Wednesday, March 31, 1999

16   dates are delayed due to a determination by the

17   oversight committee, the pilot project funding shall
18   be implemented in two phases with the first phase to
19   commence July 1, 2000, and the second phase to
20   commence July 1, 2001, as provided in paragraph "d".
21   Both phases of the pilot project shall end December
22   31, 2003.  The phases of the pilot project shall be
23   implemented as follows:
24     a.  In the first phase, the department and the
25   pilot project areas shall negotiate the specific
26   projected funding amounts to be provided to each area.
27   The department and the pilot project areas shall
28   provide any data or other information necessary to
29   accurately develop the projected amounts.  The funding
30   amount for the first phase shall be determined by
31   December 30, 1999.
32     b.  In the first phase, the mental health services
33   funding sources for the pilot project areas shall
34   include but are not limited to all of the following:
35     (1)  The state share of the costs of care in the
36   state mental health institutes.
37     (2)  The mental health portion of any federal grant
38   funding administered through the United States
39   department of health and human services.
40     (3)  Federal social services block grant funding.
41     (4)  State case funding.
42     (5)  State funding for the purchase of local
43   services for persons with mental illness where the
44   client has no established county of legal settlement.
45     (6)  State supplementary assistance funding.
46     (7)  To the extent allowed by the federal
47   government, the mental health portion of federal
48   funding provided for vocational rehabilitation of
49   individuals with disabilities.
50     c.  In the first phase, the mental retardation and
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 1   other developmental disabilities services funding
 2   sources for the pilot project areas shall include but
 3   are not limited to all of the following:
 4     (1)  State and federal medical assistance funding
 5   for home and community-based waiver services to
 6   persons with mental retardation.
 7     (2)  The state share of the costs of care in the
 8   state hospital-schools.
 9     (3)  State and federal medical assistance payments
10   for intermediate care facilities for persons with
11   mental retardation services.
12     (4)  Federal social services block grant funding.
13     (5)  State funding for the purchase of local
14   services for persons with mental retardation and other

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