Section 4300.158. Revenue

(a) Allocations from the Department are to defray part of the cost of county programs authorized by the act and approved by the Department. Income from the amounts paid for the same purpose from a public or private source directly to participating counties, facilities or individuals shall be deducted from approved expenditures to determine the amount eligible for Departmental participation.

(b) The Department will not participate in costs for a mentally disabled person until the person, who has been admitted or committed, or is receiving services or benefits under the act, has exhausted his eligibility and receipt of benefits under other private, public, local, Commonwealth or Federal programs.

(c) Unrestricted donations and gifts shall be considered as income to reduce gross eligible expenditures in arriving at expenditures eligible for Departmental participation. Since donations and gifts are a revenue of the county or contracted agency, they are available for use by the county or contracted agency to increase the level of eligible expenditures.

(d) Donations and gifts may be used for paying expenses which are eligible or ineligible for Departmental participation if given or restricted by the donor for that purpose. This includes income from fund raising activities which publicly identify the purpose for which contributions are solicited and their restricted use.

(e) Donations and gifts from fund-raising organizations may be used for paying expenses which are eligible or ineligible for Departmental participation if given or restricted by the fund-raising organization for that purpose. A fund-raising organization shall be separate from the contract agency in that it is not involved in the delivery of service and is not funded directly or indirectly by Department grants.

(f) Interest earned on Departmental funds shall be considered as other income to reduce total expenditures in arriving at eligible expenditures for Departmental participation. Since interest is considered a legitimate revenue of the county program, it is available for use by the program to increase the level of service provided. Interest may not be used to offset the county’s 10% matching share, to fund nonmental health/mental retardation services, or to fund general county expenses not properly apportioned to the mental health/mental retardation program.

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Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 4300.114 (relating to agency schedule of charges); 55 Pa. Code § 4300.115 (relating to Department established fees); and 55 Pa. Code § 4300.116 (relating to county negotiated fees).