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D.C. Law Library - § 44–903. Development of plan for mental health system for the District.
↪ Subchapter I. District of Columbia Mental Health Services.
↪ § 44–903. Development of plan for mental health system for the District.
§ 44–902. Definitions.
§ 44–904. Congressional review of system implementation plan.
§ 44–903. Development of plan for mental health system for the District.
(a)(1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section and § 44-908(b)(1), effective October 1, 1987, the District shall be responsible for the provision of mental health services to residents of the District.
(b)(1) The Mayor shall prepare a preliminary system implementation plan for a comprehensive mental health system no later than 3 months from October 1, 1985, and a final implementation plan no later than 12 months from October 1, 1985.
(3) The final system implementation plan shall be considered by the Council consistent with the provisions of § 1-204.22(12).
(4) After the review of the Council pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Mayor shall submit the final implementation plan to the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate for review and comment in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(c) The system implementation plan shall:
(7) Identify the specific real property, buildings, improvements, and personal property to be transferred pursuant to § 44-907(a)(1) needed to provide mental health and other services provided by the Department of Human Services under the final system implementation plan.
(d)(1) The Mayor shall develop the system implementation plan in close consultation with officials of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, through working groups to be established by the Secretary and the Mayor for that purpose.
(e)(1) The Mayor and the Secretary may, during the service coordination period, by mutual agreement and consistent with the requirements of the system implementation plan direct the shift of selected program responsibilities and staff resources from Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District. The Secretary may assign staff occupying positions in affected programs to work under the supervision of the District. The Mayor shall notify the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate in writing of any planned shift in program responsibilities or staff resources not less than 30 days prior to the implementation of such shift.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, after October 1, 1984, and during the service coordination period, no request for proposals may be issued by the Secretary for any areas of commercial activity at the Hospital pursuant to Office of Management and Budget circular A-76.
(B) The limitation under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply to studies initiated pursuant to such circular prior to October 1, 1984.
(f)(1) To assist the Mayor in the development of the system implementation plan, the Secretary shall contract for a financial audit and a physical plant audit of all existing facilities at the hospital to be completed by January 1, 1986. The financial audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. The physical plant audit shall recognize any relevant national and District codes and estimate the useful life of existing facility support systems.
(2)(A) Pursuant to such physical plant audit, the Secretary shall initiate not later than October 1, 1987, and, except as provided under an agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, complete not later than October 1, 1993, such repairs and renovations to such physical plant and facility support systems of the hospital as are to be utilized by the District under the system implementation plan as part of a comprehensive District mental health system, as are necessary to meet any applicable code requirements or standards.
(C) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Mayor under which the Secretary shall provide funds to the Mayor to complete the repairs and renovations described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and to make other capital improvements that are necessary for the safe and cost effective delivery of mental health services in the District, except that $7,500,000 of the funds provided to the Mayor under such an agreement shall be used to make capital improvements to facilities not located at Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Of the $7,500,000 provided for improvements to facilities not located at the Hospital, not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to make capital improvements to housing facilities for seriously and chronically mentally ill individuals.
(g) During the service coordination period, the District of Columbia and the Secretary, to the extent provided in the federal court consent decree, shall be jointly responsible for providing citizens with the full range and scope of mental health services set forth in such decree and the system implementation plan. No provision of this subchapter or any action or agreement during the service coordination period may be so construed as to absolve or relieve the District or the federal government of their joint or respective responsibilities to implement fully the mandates of the federal court consent decree.
(Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3369, Pub. L. 98-621, § 4; Oct. 31, 1991, 105 Stat. 980, Pub. L. 102-150, §§ 2, 3(a).)
1981 Ed., § 32-623.
This section is referenced in § 44-904, § 44-907, and § 44-908.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to at the end of subsection (d)(2), appears as Appendix 2 of Title 5 of the United States Code.
Council recommendations on preliminary system implementation plan: Pursuant to Resolution 6-566, the “Preliminary System Implementation Plan for a Comprehensive District Mental Health System Recommendation Resolution of 1986,” effective February 25, 1986, the Council expressed its recommendations regarding revisions to the preliminary system implementation plan for a comprehensive District mental health system proposed by the Mayor.
Mental Health System Reorganization Office established: See Mayor’s Order 84-196, November 1, 1984.
Delegation of authority under Public Law 98-621, see Mayor’s Order 85-162, September 26, 1985.