legislation: 98-hr-5700
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| 98-hr-5700 | 98 | hr | 5700 | National Capital Mental Health Services Corporation Act | Health | 1984-05-22 | 1984-06-06 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | National Capital Mental Health Services Corporation Act - Establishes in the District of Columbia the National Capital Mental Health Services Corporation (Corporation). Sets forth as the purposes of the Corporation the provision of: (1) mental health and related services to those classes or categories of individuals who were eligible to be served by Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the District of Columbia Mental Health Services Administration on December 23, 1975, and to such other persons as the Corporation may decide; (2) efforts to transfer the primary locus of psychiatric treatment from inpatient psychiatric hospital services to a comprehensive community-based mental health services delivery system; (3) facilities and resources to conduct and support high quality research and training in the mental health disciplines; and (4) facilities and resources to promote the development, demonstration, and evaluation of promising treatment and administrative approaches and models for urban community-based mental health systems. Sets forth various powers, duties, restrictions, and preferences for the Corporation. Directs that the Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Governors composed of 11 voting members. Sets forth the appointment procedure and term of office for the Board of Governors. Establishes an Advisory Board on Community and Labor Relations of not less than ten nor more than 15 members to be appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Governor to advise and assist the Board of Governors and the Corporation. Transfers the employees of Saint Elizabeths Hospital or the Mental Health Services Administration of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services to the Corporation. Sets forth various personnel policies and administrative procedures. Requires the District of Columbia to pay the Corporation for services provided: (1) under order of a District of Columbia court; and (2) to an individual of limited means who is a resident of the District of Columbia. Directs the Attorney General to pay the Corporation for services provided under order of a Federal court in a criminal or involuntary commitment proceeding. Transfers all rights and obligations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in connection with Saint Elizabeths Hospital, including title thereto, to the Corporation. Transfers the J.B. Johnson building and grounds to the Corporation. Places restrictions on the ability of the Corporation to borrow money. Requires the Corporation to make annual and triennial reports to the President, Congress, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Requires an annual audit of the Corporation's accounts. Transfers $5,000,000 to the Corporation from the sum appropriated for Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Authorizes appropriations for grants to the Corporation for FY 1985 through FY 1995. Establishes in the Treasury a loan fund, available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to make loans to the Corporation if insufficient funding is available to carry out its functions. Provides that the District of Columbia may elect to assume responsibility either: (1) for the assets, liabilities, resources, and services of the Corporation which are primarily for District of Columbia residents; or (2) for all assets, liabilities, resources, and services of the Corporation. Requires notification of such an election within specified time periods. Directs the Corporation to develop a comprehensive transfer implementation plan after notification of the election. | 2025-08-29T17:40:19Z |