1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the “Mental Health Earnings Fund”. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund any interest earned from investing the moneys in the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, money in the mental health earnings fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue at the end of the biennium.

2. Fees received pursuant to the substance abuse traffic offenders program shall be deposited in the mental health earnings fund. Such fees shall not be used for personal services, expenses and equipment or for any demonstration or other program. No other federal or state funds shall be deposited in the fund, except for the purposes provided in subsections 3 to 5 of this section. The moneys received from such fees shall be appropriated solely for assistance in securing alcohol and drug rehabilitation services for persons who are unable to pay for the services they receive.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.053

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Drug abuse: the use of any drug without compelling medical reason, which use results in a temporary mental, emotional or physical impairment and causes socially dysfunctional behavior, or in psychological or physiological dependency resulting from continued use, which dependency induces a mental, emotional or physical impairment and causes socially dysfunctional behavior. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Rehabilitation: a process of restoration of a person's ability to attain or maintain normal or optimum health or constructive activity through care, treatment, training, counseling or specialized attention. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. The mental health earnings fund may be used for the deposit of revenue received for the provision of services under a managed care agreement entered into by the department of mental health. Subject to the approval through the appropriation process, such revenues may be expended for the purposes of providing such services pursuant to the managed care agreement and for no other purpose and shall be accounted for separately from all other revenues deposited in the fund.

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

5. The mental health earnings fund may be used for the deposit of revenue received from proceeds of any sales and services from Mental Health First Aid USA. Subject to the approval through the appropriation process, such proceeds shall be used for the purpose of funding Mental Health First Aid USA activities and shall be accounted for separately from all other revenues deposited in the fund.

6. The department of mental health shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.

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