1079: FLOOR ANALYSIS (4-8-04) - MANDATORY CMH AUTH. STATUS

MANDATORY CMH AUTH. STATUS S.B. 1079: FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1079 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Shirley Johnson
Committee: Health Policy

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Mental Health Code to allow the Department of Community Health (DCH) to require the Detroit-Wayne County CMHSP to become a CMH authority as a condition of certification. (Under the Code, CMH authority status is voluntary.)

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bills 1076, 1077, 1078, and 1080, which would require the Detroit-Wayne County CMHSP to be established as a CMH authority; revise the membership requirements for the Detroit-Wayne County CMHSP board; 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 330.1232a
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. sb1079/0304