Commission On Mental Health, Update from the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), Division On Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) (Division), Secretary Mitch E. Roob, Jr.

Secretary Mitch E. Roob, Jr. began the presentation for FSSA with an overview of the plans for the five state hospitals. The Division plans to continue operating Logansport State Hospital (Logansport) and Larue D. Carter State Hospital (Carter) into the future. A new forty million dollar forensic unit has just been opened at Logansport which expands the Hospital's capacity from sixty to one hundred beds. The DMHA is in discussions with Clarian and University Hospitals to restructure Carter to focus on psychological and neurological research. It is possible that a new building will be necessary.

For the other three hospitals - Richmond State Hospital (Richmond), Madison State Hospital (Madison), and Evansville State Hospital (Evansville) - the DMHA is looking at spinning the hospitals outside FSSA to local nonprofit entities. The State purchases all other types of medical services - only in the case of mental health care is the state actually making the services. (Excerpt from Minutes)