Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Albany County committee moves $6 million budget amendment to cover rising inpatient mental-health hospitalization costs
Summary
The committee approved a $6 million transfer from fund balance to the Department of Mental Health budget to cover sharply rising inpatient hospitalization costs, citing a large past bill and a state policy change that shifted counties to pay 100% of some restoration costs.
The Albany County Health Committee approved an amendment to the Department of Mental Health's 2025 budget to move $6 million from county fund balance into the inpatient hospitalization line to cover rising costs, department staff told the committee.
Department presenters described a substantial increase in inpatient hospitalization costs related to forensic restoration for individuals found incompetent to proceed in felony cases. Staff said a single patient bill of about $2 million covered care from December 2020 through December 2024 and that exam requests…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
