Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual
Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management
Chapter 4300 - COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FISCAL MANUAL
FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTY PROGRAM
Section 4300.137 - County joinder contracts
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
When a mental health and intellectual disability program is administered by two or more counties, the local authorities acting in concert shall enter into a contract to establish the policies of that program.
(1) The contract shall provide for proportionate costs of the program to be borne by each participating county.
(2) A separate bank account shall be established into which funds received from the Department and from the participating counties for the purposes of the program shall be paid and out of which payments for the program shall be made.
(3) The contract shall designate the person authorized to sign checks, indicate services and facility operation to be administered jointly and address other matters necessary or proper for the accomplishment of program objectives.
(4) The contract shall include a description of policies agreed to by the counties as prevailing county practice for the mental health and intellectual disability program. These include the policies of leave, travel, recruitment and consultant fees.
(5) Contracts shall be reviewed at least once every 10 years.
The provisions of this §4300.137 amended under sections 201(2) and (8) and 202 of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §§ 4201(2) and (8) and 4202).
