Response to Oversight Committee : a limited review of issues at the S.C. Department of Mental Health

Abstract

The Medical Affairs Committee of the Senate directed the Legislative Audit Council to perform an audit of the following issues related to the Senate’s oversight of the S.C. Department of Mental Health: Review the sale of the DMH Bull Street campus to determine and evaluate the terms of the sale and DMH’s plans for the use of the proceeds from the sale; Determine whether the responsibilities of DMH, as established by the Sexually Violent Predator Act are appropriate for this agency or should be assigned to another entity and review the adequacy of the funding and resources for the program; Evaluate whether the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services could be combined into one department; Review the efficiency and effectiveness of the requirements of the forensics program operated by DMH.