Bill > H0753

This bill establishes legislative approval and provisions for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), a multidisciplinary, community-based behavioral health service model designed to provide intensive, comprehensive, and individualized treatment and support to eligible participants with serious and persistent mental illness who have not been adequately served by less intensive services. ACT teams are required to be available 24/7, deliver services primarily in community settings, and offer a full range of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services through an integrated approach that addresses complex behavioral health needs. The bill defines eligibility criteria for ACT, focusing on individuals with serious and persistent mental illness who experience significant functional impairment and have a history of frequent crisis service use, hospitalizations, or other high-cost interventions. It outlines objectives for ACT, such as preventing or reducing symptoms that lead to institutionalization and increasing skills for community living, and details the composition of ACT teams, including licensed medical and mental health professionals, paraprofessionals, and peer support specialists. The bill also addresses measures and outcomes, emphasizing recovery-oriented rehabilitation, improved functional capacity, housing stability, reduced hospitalizations and justice system involvement, and enhanced community integration, and establishes fidelity standards for ACT programs, requiring providers to meet specific scoring benchmarks on recognized fidelity instruments to ensure program integrity and effectiveness, with provisions for payment through a single monthly service unit per enrolled participant.

Health and Social Services

Health and Welfare Committee (House)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0753/