Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services [720]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $27,206,176 $17,623,486 $44,829,662
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $29,155,444 $16,860,486 $46,015,930
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $38,542,721 $29,130,629 $67,673,350
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $37,307,401 $25,856,333 $63,163,734
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $46,609,895 $27,566,203 $74,176,098
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $50,478,008 $28,199,077 $78,677,085
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $55,086,308 $33,519,772 $88,606,080
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $57,364,221 $33,519,772 $90,883,993
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($2,262,913) $0 ($2,262,913)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments ($15,000) $0 ($15,000)
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $58,642,823 $33,842,691 $92,485,514
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $56,541,355 $33,642,691 $90,184,046
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $2,261,468 $0 $2,261,468
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments ($160,000) $200,000 $40,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 184.85 10.40 195.25
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 197.85 10.40 208.25
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 208.85 13.40 222.25
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 214.85 11.40 226.25
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 224.85 13.40 238.25
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 225.85 13.40 239.25
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 393.60 29.40 423.00
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 393.60 29.40 423.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 391.75 29.25 421.00
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 393.60 29.40 423.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments (1.85) (0.15) (2.00)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Reflect October 2016 Savings in agency budgets Decision Package
  Reflects the savings included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,562,913) $0
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Provide for adult LIPOS and high acuity bed purchase Decision Package
  Provides funds to purchase inpatient psychiatric services for individuals, including those with high acuity, who would otherwise be referred to a state psychiatric hospital for admission.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,250,000
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Maintain FY 2017 reductions through the biennium Decision Package
  Accounts for the ongoing savings associated with reductions that were approved as part of the Governor's FY 2017 reduction plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,148,282)
Positions 0.00 (2.00)
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Provide for children's statewide bed purchase Decision Package
  Provides funds to divert and discharge children from the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents. Funds will be used to purchase private inpatient beds and create community-based service plans for those children who have been deemed ready for discharge.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Provide for geriatric statewide bed purchase Decision Package
  Provides funds to divert and discharge geriatric patients from state behavioral health facilities. Funds will be used to purchase private inpatient beds and create community-based service plans for those individuals who have been deemed ready for discharge.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $750,000
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Support Regional Individual and Family Support Program Decision Package
  Transfers funds from agency 790 (Grants to Localities) to agency 720 (Central Office) for the regional Individual and Family Support Program. This sum zero transfer has no fiscal impact and will eliminate the need to transfer the funds administratively.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Support for REVIVE! (Opioid Overdose Reversal Project) Decision Package
  Provides for the purchase and distribution of approximately 9,000 additional REVIVE! kits and 6,600 units of Narcan Nasal Spray. Each REVIVE! kit includes equipment to conduct two opioid overdose reversals.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
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Transfer adult outpatient restoration funding from Central Office to Grants to Localities Decision Package
  Transfers funds for restoration of competency services from agency 720 (Central Office) to agency 790 (Grants to Localities) where the funds will be expended by the Community Services Boards. This sum zero transfer has no fiscal impact and will eliminate the need to transfer funds administratively.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($85,000)
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Transfer NGRI general fund appropriation from Central Office to Grants to Localities Decision Package
  Transfers funds appropriated to support services in the community to those found not guilty by reason of insanity from agency 720 (Central Office) to agency 790 (Grants to Localities). This sum zero transfer will eliminate the need to transfer the funds administratively.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($84,000)
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Provide funds for coordination of medication assisted treatment programs Decision Package
  Adds one position responsible for the coordination of medication assisted treatment programs to assist individuals with substance use disorders.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $78,750
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Modify due date for training center expenditure report Decision Package
  Moves the fourth quarter reporting date to August 15th in order to provide staff adequate time to properly reflect all year-end expenditures and complete closeout activities.
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Modify language related to the carry forward of unexpended year end special fund balances Decision Package
  Modifies language to clarify that the cap on nongeneral fund revenues that may be retained at year-end include only those funds which are deposited into the agency's special revenue fund.
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Modify licensure language to reflect current practice Decision Package
  Modifies language related to reporting on licensing applications to be consistent with the agency's technological capabilities.
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Modify peer support language to reflect current practice Decision Package
  Modifies language related to peer recovery specialists to properly reflect the position title in budget language.
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Supplant GF for Opioid Overdose Reversal Project with Federal Funds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment supplants $200,000 from the general fund the second year with new federal grant funding from the State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grant, which was created by the 21st Century Cures Act, passed by Congress in December 2016. The new federal grant aims to address the opioid crisis by increasing access to treatment, reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose related deaths. The introduced budget included general fund amounts for opioid overdose reversal kits and opioid antidotes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($200,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Fund Position for Permanent Supportive Housing Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the second year from the general fund to support one position to oversee the Permanent Supportive Housing program. A separate amendment adds $4.9 million from the general fund in additional funding in fiscal year 2018 to expand permanent supportive housing for individuals with serious mental illness. This amendment is a recommendation of the Senate Joint Resolution 47 Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Eliminate Position for Processing Licensing Fees General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates funding and one position in the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to collect and process new licensing fees for providers of adult services. A companion amendment in Item 311 eliminates the authority for the agency to establish this fee that was included in the introduced budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($15,000) ($60,000)
Positions 0.00 (1.00)
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DD Waiver Reporting Requirements General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to report on implementation of the Developmentally Disabled (DD) Waiver programs and the management and characteristics of individuals on the waiting list for services through the DD Waiver programs. The agency is required to report on these items to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 15, 2017.
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Eliminate Authority for Licensing Fee for Adult Services General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates language in the introduced budget which authorizes the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate emergency regulations to establish a licensing fee per application for all adult behavioral health and developmental services licensed by the agency. A companion amendment in Item 313 eliminates the funding and one position to collect and process these fees. Revenue assumed from the fees is also eliminated in Item 0.
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Licensing Process Transparency Requirements General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores the requirement that the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services post all renewals and denials for an initial or renewal license in order to ensure transparency in the licensing process.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Make infrastructure repairs to state facilities
  Provides funds for the repair and/or replacement of deteriorating infrastructure, failing HVAC systems, and outdated security systems at facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
 
  FY FY
Tax Supported Debt $0 $7,000,000
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CO - DBHDS Project - Specific Infrastructure Repairs
  This amendment provides $3.6 million in bond proceeds for infrastructure repairs to the storm and sanitary sewer systems at Central State and Eastern State Hospitals for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($3,400,000)


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 16:31:18