Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 630.335 - Canteens and commissaries authorized - operation1. With the approval of the director, the head of any of the department's mental health or developmental disability facilities or regional centers may establish and operate a canteen or commissary for the use and benefit of patients, residents and employees.2. Each facility or center shall keep revenues received from the canteen or commissary established and operated by the head of the facility in a separate account. The acquisition cost of goods sold and other expenses shall be paid from this account. A minimum amount of money necessary to meet cash flow needs and current operating expenses may be kept in this account. The remaining funds from sales of each commissary or canteen shall be deposited monthly in the state treasury to the credit of the mental health trust fund. The money in the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, for the benefit of the patients in the improvement of the recreation, habilitation or treatment services or equipment of the facility or center from which derived. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, the money in the mental health trust fund shall be retained for the purposes specified in this section and shall not revert or be transferred to general revenue. The department of mental health shall keep accurate records of the source of money deposited in the mental health trust fund and shall allocate appropriations from the fund to the appropriate institution, facility or center.L. 1980 H.B. 1724, A.L. 2011H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648