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Delaware County officials outline rising local costs for state-directed mental-health hospitalizations
Summary
County officials reported that Delaware County’s mental-health budget covered $327,557.78 in state-directed hospitalizations last year, including two residents currently hospitalized; the county expects further cases and says the shift of financial responsibility from the state is increasing local costs.
Delaware County officials told the Legislature that county taxpayers bore the full cost last year for multiple state-directed hospitalizations for county residents, including ongoing stays for two people.
A county staff member said the county paid $327,557.78 in total for what was described as “730 New York State hospitalizations,” with $49,244.74 attributed to the budget item presented at the meeting. “The county has spent on what we call the 7 30 New York State hospitalizations,” the staff member said. “And we've discussed it … the state did several years ago of…
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