Fiscal impact reports (FIRs) are prepared by the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for standing finance
committees of the NM Legislature. The LFC does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of these reports
if they are used for other purposes.
Current FIRs (in HTML & Adobe PDF formats) are a vailable on the NM Legislative Website (legis.state.nm.us).
Adobe PDF versions include all attachments, whereas HTML versions may not. Previously issued FIRs and
attachments may be obtained from the LFC in Suite 101 of the State Capitol Building North.
F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gonzales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
02/19/07
HB 1136
SHORT TITLE Taos & Colfax Mental Health & Drug Treatment
SB
ANALYST Weber
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$100.0
Recurring
General
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Human Services Department (HSD)
Department of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 1136 appropriates $100 thousand from the general fund to the Human Services
Department for the purpose of expanding mental health and substance abuse treatment services
and suicide intervention in Taos and Colfax counties by an entity that serves both counties.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of Fiscal Year 2008 shall
revert to the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
HSD notes the bill does not likely have any fiscal impact for Medicaid, although the department
will look at the possibility of matching these state dollars with federal Medicaid dollars. If the
Behavioral Health Services Division is transferred to HSD, that division would be the likely
recipient of the funds. The funds would then presumably flow through, and be managed by, the