Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities by $22 million compared to FY 2021. Most of this funding will be used to make up for the loss of federal Medicaid matching funds due to the annual adjustment in the matching rate and the expected loss of the enhanced match states are receiving throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency. These new funds do not restore the $91 million that was cut from the department budget in the FY 2021, leaving the agency with $70 million in cuts to operate with this year despite the growing demand for mental health and substance use disorder services during the pandemic.