CHAPTER 4215. ANNUAL PLAN AND ESTIMATE OF
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
4215.1. Purpose.
4215.2. Applicability.
4215.3. Legal base.
4215.4. Definitions.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4215.11. [Reserved].
4215.12. [Reserved].
4215.21. Preparation of annual plan and estimate of expenditures.
4215.22. Public hearing.
4215.23. Report of the public hearing.
4215.24. Review and approval by local authorities.
4215.25. Submission of the notice of public hearing and the annual plan and estimate of expenditures to the Department.
4215.26. Review of the annual plan and estimate of expenditures by the Department.
4215.31. [Reserved].
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The provisions of this Chapter 4215 adopted and effective November 15, 1968; amended and reserved throughout on May 2, 1986, effective May 3, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 1560, unless otherwise noted. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (86961) to (86974) and (90859).
This chapter cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5320.11 (relating to prerequisites to licensure).
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 4215.1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to specify the requirements for submission of an annual plan and estimate of expenditures by County Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MH/MR) Programs to the Department.
This chapter applies to county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) programs.
The legal authority for this chapter is section 201(2) of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 (50 P. S. § 4201(2)).
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
The county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) administrator and the Board shall prepare an annual plan and estimate of expenditures in accordance with written instructions specified by the Department, including, but not limited to, instructions on budget estimates, needs assessments, and goal statements. The annual plan and estimate of expenditure shall describe how the services specified in Chapter 4210 (relating to description of services and service areas) are to be made available and shall estimate the anticipated expenditures for the services.
(a) The county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) administrator and the Board shall hold a public hearing to consider the annual plan and estimate of expenditures, prior to submission of the annual plan and estimate of expenditures to the Department.
(b) The county MH/MR administrator shall give adequate notice of the date, time and location of the public hearing to persons affected by the annual plan and estimate of expenditures.
(c) The county MH/MR administrator shall provide notification of the public hearing through a widely distributed local newspaper, prior to the public hearing.
(a) The county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) administrator shall prepare and maintain a summary report of the public hearing, including a list of people who testified and written comments received.
(b) The county MH/MR administrator shall provide copies of the summary report of the public hearing to the Department upon request.
(a) The county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) administrator and the Board shall submit the annual plan and estimate of expenditures to the local authorities for review and approval.
(b) Local authorities shall indicate their approval by signing and dating the annual plan and estimate of expenditures.
After approval by the local authorities, the county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) administrator and the Board shall submit to the Department the notice of public hearing and the annual plan and estimate of expenditures.
(a) The Department will review and approve the annual plan and estimate of expenditures against predetermined criteria.
(b) The Department will notify the county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) administrator of the result of the review against predetermined criteria.
§ 4215.2. Applicability.
§ 4215.3. Legal base.
§ 4215.4. Definitions.
Approve—Acceptance based upon formal compliance with this chapter. The term does not imply the Department’s agreement with the content of county mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) annual plan and estimate of expenditures regarding budget priorities.
Board—A group of persons appointed by the local authorities of a county, or two or more counties participating in concert in a county mental health and mental retardation program, to review and evaluate the county’s MH/MR needs, services, facilities and special problems in relation to local health and welfare needs, services and programs.
County administrator—The administrator of the county mental health and mental retardation program, or the administrator’s designee.
Department—The Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth.
Local authorities—The county commissioners or county executives of a county, or the city councils and the mayors of first class cities, or two or more of these acting in concert.
Secretary—The Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare.
§ 4215.11. [Reserved].
§ 4215.12. [Reserved].
§ 4215.21. Preparation of annual plan and estimate of expenditures.
§ 4215.22. Public hearing.
§ 4215.23. Report of the public hearing.
§ 4215.24. Review and approval by local authorities.
§ 4215.25. Submission of the notice of public hearing and the annual plan and estimate of expenditures to the Department.
§ 4215.26. Review of the annual plan and estimate of expenditures by the Department.
§ 4215.31. [Reserved].
§ 4215.32. [Reserved].
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