City of Baltimore - File #: 09-0138R

• File #: 09-0138R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 7/13/2009
• In control: City Council
• Title: Informational Hearing - Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc. FOR the purpose of requesting the Interim President and CEO of Baltimore Substance Abuse Treatment Systems, Inc. (BSAS) to report to the City Council on the administration of the City’s substance abuse treatment system; the criteria applied to determine recommendations for funding of treatment and prevention programs; and the process involved in rescinding funding from participating service providers.
• Sponsors: President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill Henry, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Warren Branch, Edward Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV
• Indexes: Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc., Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/6/2010	0	The City Council	Reassigned
7/16/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
7/16/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
7/13/2009	0	City Council	Introduced
7/13/2009	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Young

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.

FOR the purpose of requesting the Interim President and CEO of Baltimore Substance Abuse Treatment Systems, Inc. (BSAS) to report to the City Council on the administration of the City’s substance abuse treatment system; the criteria applied to determine recommendations for funding of treatment and prevention programs; and the process involved in rescinding funding from participating service providers.
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The mission of BSAS is to prevent and reduce substance abuse and its adverse health and social consequences in Baltimore City, by insuring that residents have access to high quality and comprehensive services proven to reduce substance abuse. With an annual budget of approximately $29 million, BSAS is the designated agent of the Baltimore City Health Department to administer the City’s alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention services, which are provided by all grant-funded programs.

The publicly funded treatment system, which consists of 40 treatment programs, has the capacity to serve 7,400 persons at any given time and 23,000 persons annually. Inpatient treatment services include detoxification, intermediate 28-day residential care, 4-6 month long-term care for adults and women with children, and halfway/transitional living and ja...