A bill introduced Tuesday by state Sen. Jim Ferlo would require that money generated from the sale of Mayview State Hospital be used for other community mental health services and facilities.
Ferlo, a Highland Park Democrat, said he believes it's important to determine where the money would go before the South Fayette hospital -- or any mental health facility -- closes.
Ferlo proposes depositing money from the sale of mental health facilities into the Mental Health Community Services Account or the Mental Retardation Community Services Account.
The state House is considering a similar bill, he said.
The Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh City Council Chambers, fifth floor of the City-County Building, Downtown, to discuss the impact of Mayview's pending closure on patients and staff.
