Payments to Counties with State Mental Health Facilities

PURPOSE: This rule prescribes requirements for counties to receive payment from the department for personnel costs relating to mental health facilities. (1) The City of St. Louis and Buchanan, Callaway, Jackson and St. Francois counties may employ an assistant prosecuting attorney, county counselor or circuit attorney and other investigative and clerical personnel to provide services related to mental health and mental health facilities. The department shall pay these governmental units for these personnel costs from funds appropriated for this purpose. (2) Each eligible governmental unit may employ an assistant prosecuting attorney, county counselor or circuit attorney who shall be compensated fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) annually. In addition, investigative and clerical personnel may be employed and the total compensation for these personnel shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) annually. (3) Each eligible governmental unit shall submit a request for payment using the form prescribed by the department (MO 650-7975) or an invoice or other document which provides the information disclosed on this form. This request for payment shall be submitted after July 1 of each fiscal year. (4) The request for payment shall disclose each personnel position, the name of the person employed and the actual salary costs for the preceding fiscal year and the positions and projected salary costs for the current fiscal year. (5) Upon receipt of the request for payment, the department shall issue a warrant to pay the amount of the projected salary costs for the current fiscal year adjusted for the amount, if any, that the payment for the preceding fiscal year differed from the actual expenditures for that year. These warrant payments shall only be made from funds appropriated for this purpose. AUTHORITY: sections 56.700 and 630.050, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed July 17, 1995, effective Feb. 25, 1996. *Original authority: 56.700, RSMo 1979, amended 1989 and 630.050, RSMo 1980, amended 1993.