Mental Health Department seeks more supplemental funding

Mental Health Department seeks more supplemental funding

The Oklahoma Mental Health Department will need an extra $20 million legislative appropriation to cover some costs in the current budget year.

Oklahoma Mental Health Department budget request includes millions more in funding

The Oklahoma State Capitol is pictured. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Mental Health Department will need an extra $20 million legislative appropriation to cover some costs in the current budget year.  And in addition to its current state appropriation of $403 million, the agency says it’s requesting an extra $79.5 million in the upcoming budget year. This will cover $20 million in Medicaid matching costs…