§ 49-5-224 - Commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities to submit annual report; contents of report
O.C.G.A. 49-5-224 (2010)
49-5-224. Commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities to submit annual report; contents of report
The commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities shall submit an annual report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Education Committee, the Senate Education and Youth Committee, the House Health and Human Services Committee, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, the Governor, and the Governor's Office for Children and Families. The report shall contain a copy of the updated State Plan for the Coordinated System of Care. The report shall also contain the following information on severely and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents receiving services directly or indirectly through the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Education, or any other state agency:
(1) The number and ages of children in out-of-state residential facilities;
(2) The number and ages of children in in-state residential facilities;
(3) The number and ages of children in nonresidential treatment;
(4) Annual public funds expended for out-of-state placements, the sources of such funds, and the average cost per child of such out-of-state placement;
(5) Annual public funds expended for in-state residential placements, the sources of such funds, and their average cost per child of such in-state residential placement;
(6) Annual public funds expended for nonresidential treatment, the sources of such funds, and the average cost per child of such nonresidential treatment;
(7) The average length of stay in out-of-state and in-state placements; and
(8) The number and ages of children placed in out-of-home treatment compared to the total number of children in each county of the state.