630.053. Mental health earnings fund--uses--rules and regulations, procedure.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

630.053. Mental health earnings fund--uses--rules and regulations, procedure.

Mental health earnings fund--uses--rules and regulations, procedure.

630.053. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund tobe known as the "Mental Health Earnings Fund". The state treasurer shallcredit to the fund any interest earned from investing the moneys in thefund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, money in themental health earnings fund shall not be transferred and placed to thecredit of general revenue at the end of the biennium.

2. Fees received pursuant to the substance abuse traffic offendersprogram shall be deposited in the mental health earnings fund. Such feesshall not be used for personal services, expenses and equipment or for anydemonstration or other program. No other federal or state funds shall bedeposited in the fund, except for the purposes provided in subsections 3and 4 of this section. The moneys received from such fees shall beappropriated solely for assistance in securing alcohol and drugrehabilitation services for persons who are unable to pay for the servicesthey receive.

3. The mental health earnings fund may be used for the deposit ofrevenue received for the provision of services under a managed careagreement entered into by the department of mental health. Subject to theapproval through the appropriation process, such revenues may be expendedfor the purposes of providing such services pursuant to the managed careagreement and for no other purpose and shall be accounted for separatelyfrom all other revenues deposited in the fund.

4. The mental health earnings fund may, if approved through theappropriation process, be used for the deposit of revenue received pursuantto an agreement entered into by the department of mental health and analcohol and drug abuse counselor certification board for the purpose ofproviding oversight of counselor certification. Such revenue shall beaccounted for separately from all other revenues deposited in the fund.

5. The department of mental health shall promulgate rules andregulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section. Norule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of thischapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant tothe provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.