RD108 - Report on the System Transformation Initiative - July 1 - December 31, 2009


Executive Summary:
This document is a summary of the first and second quarter services linked to the System Transformation Initiative (STI), covering the period of July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

The report includes a comparison of the projected level of services to the year-end figures for the fiscal year. While the specific requirements of the STI report provide details on a defined level of services, they do not fully represent the range of initiatives supported by DBHDS. As such, this report includes an addendum that provides a broader summary of DBHDS system transformation initiatives related to behavioral health and developmental services.

Item 316 CC (Item 312 D.D. (Special Session I, 2006)) of the Appropriation Act includes the following language in reference to the package of appropriations hereinafter identified as the System Transformation Initiative:

The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (now the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services) shall report on a quarterly basis to the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, and the Department of Planning and Budget on expanded community-based services made available in paragraphs R through CC of this item [the System Transformation Initiative]. The report shall include the types and settings of services provided, the number of individuals served, the number of individuals placed in the community through the Mental Retardation Home and Community-Based Waiver Program, reduction in census at state facilities related to proposed facility replacements, changes in staffing at facilities that are proposed for replacement, and progress made in the construction of replacement facilities.