(1) Funding thresholds for substance abuse and mental health services in each of the current districts, statewide, shall be established based on the current number of individuals in need per district of substance abuse and mental health services, respectively.
(2) “Individuals in need” means those persons who fit the profile of the respective priority populations and require mental health or substance abuse services.
(3) Any additional funding beyond the 2005-2006 fiscal year base appropriation for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services shall be allocated to districts for substance abuse and mental health services based on:
(a) Epidemiological estimates of disabilities that apply to the respective priority populations.
(b) A pro rata share distribution that ensures districts below the statewide average funding level per individual in each priority population of “individuals in need” receive funding necessary to achieve equity.
(4) Priority populations for individuals in need shall be displayed for each district and distributed concurrently with the approved operating budget. The display by priority population shall show: The annual number of individuals served based on prior year actual numbers, the annual cost per individual served, and the estimated number of the total priority population for individuals in need.
(5) The annual cost per individual served shall be defined as the total actual funding for each priority population divided by the number of individuals served in the priority population for that year.
History.—s. 1, ch. 97-195; s. 16, ch. 2000-349; ss. 16, 53, ch. 2001-254; s. 3, ch. 2002-397; s. 28, ch. 2003-399; s. 8, ch. 2004-269; s. 11, ch. 2006-2; s. 2, ch. 2006-29; s. 3, ch. 2008-153; s. 12, ch. 2009-82; s. 4, ch. 2009-132; s. 13, ch. 2010-153; s. 6, ch. 2011-47; s. 8, ch. 2013-16.
Structure Florida Statutes
Part IV - Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (Ss. 394.65-394.9087)
394.656 - Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program.
394.657 - County planning councils or committees.
394.659 - Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center.
394.6591 - Administrative costs and number of grants awarded.
394.66 - Legislative intent with respect to substance abuse and mental health services.
394.676 - Indigent psychiatric medication program.
394.73 - Joint alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health service programs in two or more counties.
394.74 - Contracts for provision of local substance abuse and mental health programs.
394.741 - Accreditation requirements for providers of behavioral health care services.
394.75 - State and district substance abuse and mental health plans.
394.76 - Financing of district programs and services.
394.761 - Revenue maximization.
394.77 - Uniform management information, accounting, and reporting systems for providers.
394.80 - Authorization to appropriate funds.
394.90 - Inspection; right of entry; records.
394.902 - Moratorium on admissions.
394.903 - Receivership proceedings.
394.907 - Community mental health centers; quality assurance programs.
394.908 - Substance abuse and mental health funding equity; distribution of appropriations.
394.9082 - Behavioral health managing entities.
394.90825 - Boards of behavioral health managing entities; conflicts of interest.
394.9084 - Florida Self-Directed Care program.
394.9085 - Behavioral provider liability.