Bill > S1437

This bill appropriates and adjusts funding for the Department of Health and Welfare's Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, totaling over $28 million in new and adjusted appropriations. * **Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations:** * Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention: $1,222,300 from the State-Directed Opioid Settlement Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * Mental Health Services (Children's and Adult): $5,670,100 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * Psychiatric Hospitalization (State Hospitals North, South, and West): $10,380,700 from various funds including Cooperative Welfare (General), Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated), State Hospital North Endowment Income Fund, Mental Hospital Endowment Income Fund, and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Fiscal Year 2025 Reductions:** * Mental Health Services (Children's and Adult): A reduction of $3,500,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund. * Psychiatric Hospitalization (State Hospital South): A reduction of $237,800 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations:** * Mental Health Services (Children's and Adult): $5,140,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * Psychiatric Hospitalization (State Hospitals North, South, and West): $10,500,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Fiscal Year 2024 Reductions:** * Mental Health Services (Children's and Adult): A reduction of $5,140,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * Psychiatric Hospitalization (State Hospitals North, South, and West): A reduction of $10,500,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund. * **Reporting Requirement:** The Department of Health and Welfare's Division of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention must report on funds used for substance abuse prevention by January 22, 2025. * **State Opioid Response Grant:** Funds for naloxone from the State Opioid Response Grant are restricted for distribution only to first responders. * **Effective Dates:** Sections 5 and 6 are effective immediately, while Sections 1 through 4 are effective on July 1, 2024.