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| SPONSOR: | Sandoval | DATE TYPED: | 01/31/00 | HB | 235 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Statewide Programs for Mentally Ill | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Esquibel | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 2,000.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB2, SB2, HB23, HB236
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Health Policy Commission
Department of Health did not respond
Human Services Department did not respond
Association of Counties did not respond
Mortgage Finance Authority did not respond
Department of Public Safety did not respond
Corrections Department did not respond
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
The bill appropriates $2,000.0 to provide or contract for statewide programs for the mentally ill, including crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel, jail diversion programs, crisis stabilization beds, supervised housing and respite facilities and rent subsidies for independent living.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The bill appropriates $2 million in general fund in FY01 to the Department of Health (DOH).
Both HB2 and SB2 contain appropriations for $18,880.1 in general fund and $1,010.0 in federal block grant funds for community programs for mental health.
The Health Policy Commission indicates of the current amount of funding DOH's community programs for mental health, $17,746.8 of the general fund is contracted to statewide programs providing an array of services such as those included in the provisions of HB235. The remainder of current funding in DOH's community programs for mental health is used for set-asides for various services.
RELATIONSHIP
House Bill 235 relates to the General Appropriation Acts, HB2 and SB2, which contain funding for behavioral health services and crisis intervention. HB23 also contains funding for behavioral health services and crisis intervention. Finally, House Bill 235 relates to HB236 which also appropriates additional funds for services for the mentally ill.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The Health Policy Commission indicates the bill could be amended to read that the Department of Health shall require that through contract provisions, RFP, or rule, community mental health providers must provide additional services as specified in HB235 within existing funding levels.
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