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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Griego

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/12/07

HB

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Drug Treatment Center Capacity

SB 899

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$350.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

Public Defender Department (PDD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 899 appropriates $350.0 from the General Fund to DFA to increase residential

capacity for the Santa Fe indigent alcohol and drug abuse treatment center. SB 899 declares an

emergency.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $350.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 and 08 shall revert to

the General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The appropriation funded in SB 899 would go to the Santa Fe Recovery Center. The Center is a

23 bed in-patient adult treatment center facility for alcohol and drugs. It is also the only in-

patient treatment center in Santa Fe. Treatment includes 28 days of treatment with four to seven

days of detox for a total of 32 to 35 days of services.

Senate Bill 899 – Page

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Currently, the Department of Health provides funding for six beds, for clients who qualify under

the indigent program. The funding in this bill would increase to ten the bed capacity available on

a monthly basis.

No one who qualifies under the indigent program can afford medical insurance. They must also

fall within the annual income limit, which is set at $35,350 to qualify as indigent.

Referrals are made from case managers at the jail, public defenders, judges, the Care Connection

in Santa Fe, as well as self referral's.

There is continued out-patient follow-up care available but it is funded through other sources.

Source: Silvia Barela, Program Coordinator-Santa Fe Recovery Center

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The Center reports that currently there are about 30 screenings performed each month on

potential clients. These clients are not charged for the screening services. All 30 qualify under

the indigent treatment program. In addition, there is a waiting list of between six to eight weeks

for treatment for indigent clients.

RELATES TO

SB 715 is virtually identical but contains an appropriation of $348.0. SB 899 contains an

emergency clause.

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