Running Out Of Money, Mukomuko Social Service Cannot Take People With Mental Disorders To Treatment

JAKARTA - The Social Service of Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu stated that they ran out of funds for operational costs for officers to take three people with mental disorders (ODGJ) for treatment to a mental hospital in the provincial capital. people, so we will still send one person," said Head of the Mukomuko Regency Social Service Saroni in Mukomuko, as reported by Antara, Friday, August 13.

This year, the Mukomuko Regency Government has prepared funds of around Rp. 50 million for the operational costs of officers taking 10 people with mental disorders for treatment to a mental hospital in Bengkulu City.

The local Social Service officer since January 2021 until now has taken nine ODGJ for treatment to a mental hospital in Bengkulu City, while the target is 10 ODGJ.

He stated that at this time his agency no longer dared to owe to third parties for the operational costs of officers taking 10 people with mental disorders to seek treatment at a mental hospital in Bengkulu City.

"In the past we were in debt because there was a reserve fund for it in the APBD, but now there is no more reserve fund to pay the debt for the cost of delivering people with mental disorders," he said. He explained that the solution is that the funds for the cost of officers taking people with mental disorders to seek treatment at mental hospitals in Bengkulu City are budgeted in this year's revised APBD.

His agency will propose additional funds for the cost of officers taking people with mental disorders to seek treatment at a mental hospital in Bengkulu City.

Regarding the cost of treating ODGJ in mental hospitals, he said that ODGJ are generally registered as participants in the national health insurance program so that the cost of treatment is borne by BPJS Kesehatan as the program organizer. psychiatric hospital.