KRS § 210.368 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.368
210.368 Definitions for section -- Mobile crisis services fund -- Terms -- Administrative regulations
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210.368 Definitions for section -- Mobile crisis services fund -- Terms --

Administrative regulations.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(b) "CMHC" means a community mental health center;

(c) "Fund" means the mobile crisis services fund; and

(d) "Mobile unit" means any vehicle which a CMHC uses to travel within its

region to provide community services for Kentuckians who experience issues

with mental health, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and substance

use disorder.

(2) (a) The mobile crisis services fund is hereby established within the cabinet to

provide loans to CMHCs for:

1. Increasing access to mental health services; and

2. Providing services to individuals who lack sufficient access to

transportation and who are:

a. Residing in rural areas;

b. Residing in homeless shelters; or

c. Disadvantaged mentally, physically, or economically.

(b) Any loan issued by the cabinet shall not exceed a five (5) year term and the

interest rate shall not exceed one percent (1%).

(3) The cabinet shall:

(a) Determine the terms and conditions of each loan, including the repayment to

be deposited back in the fund for issuance of future loans to other CMHCs;

(b) Review and adjudicate applications submitted by CMHCs that apply for a

loan;

(c) Monitor the performance of each CMHC in the program; and

(d) By December 1, 2022, and by each December 1 thereafter, report to the

Interim Joint Committee on Health Services information about each CMHC in

the program, including:

1. The name and location of each CMHC that received a loan;

2. The amount of principal originally loaned; and

3. How each CMHC used the funds.

(4) In order to apply for loan, a CMHC shall:

(a) Submit an application to the cabinet;

(b) Agree to use the funds for the purchase, operation, or establishment of mobile

units; and

(c) Agree to provide services to individuals who lack sufficient access to

transportation and who are:

1. Residing in rural areas;

2. Residing in homeless shelters; or

3. Disadvantaged mentally, physically, or economically.

(5) (a) The fund created in subsection (2) of this section shall be a trust and agency

account.

(b) The fund shall be administered by the cabinet.

(c) The fund shall include moneys appropriated by the General Assembly,

contributions, donations, gifts, or federal funds.

(d) Moneys in the fund shall be used by the cabinet to administer this section.

(e) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any moneys remaining in the fund at the close

of the fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the

succeeding fiscal year.

(f) Interest earned on any moneys in the fund shall accrue to the fund.

(g) Moneys deposited in the fund are hereby appropriated for the sole purpose of

providing loans to CMHCs.

(6) The appropriation provided by the General Assembly for fiscal years 2022-2023

and 2023-2024 for mobile crisis services shall be considered startup funds to

support the establishment of additional mobile crisis units and shall only be

appropriated once.

(7) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services may promulgate administrative

regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.