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Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services

Event Date:

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 1:00pm

Priority:

Very High

FEBRUARY 1, 2011 - TUESDAY

NEW - SENATE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #3 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
1:00 PM – State Capitol – Room 4203
Budget Items To Be Heard:

***Department of Mental Health (Budget Item 4440) – Proposition 63 Redirection; Community-based mental health services; state hospitals
Department of Public Health (Budget Item 4265) – AIDS Drug Assistance Program, and other issues as needed
Department of Health Care Services (Budget Item 4260) – Family Health

CDCAN COMMENT: Budget subcommittee staff is estimating that the length of this hearing will be about 4 hours. Governor is proposing to shift about $900,000 from the fund balance of Proposition 63, the voter approved Mental Health Services Act, to temporarily fund 3 existing community-based mental health services currently funded by State general funds: EPSDT (Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program), Medi-Cal Managed Care Mental Health services and mental health services for special education students under the AB 3632 mandate. The Assembly Budget Subcommittee is holding its hearing on this issue on January 26th.
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH