HM 12 — BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE STUDY

HOUSE MEMORIAL 12 56TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEWMEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2024 INTRODUCED BY Charlotte Little and Tara Jaramillo and Cristina Parajón and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson and Pamelya Herndon 7 9 A MEMORIAL ACKNOWLEDGING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS FACED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND CALLING FOR A STUDY TO EXAMINE THESE BURDENS AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPAND THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE IN NEW MEXICO.

167 WHEREAS, mental health care and substance use disorder e t 17 treatment are included in the field of behavioral health care;

w l n d 18 and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, the demand for behavioral health care has i a e r 20 significantly increased in New Mexico;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, New Mexico is experiencing a statewide shortage d r e 22 of behavioral health care providers;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, New Mexico residents seeking behavioral health e a n b 24 care struggle to find providers with availability and face long u [ wait times and limited service options;

and .227144.1 WHEREAS, behavioral health care providers who practice in New Mexico report facing disproportionate administrative burdens, including:

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avoidable barriers that hinder the timely e t 17 provision of critical and lifesaving medication and other w l n d 18 treatment to patients and clients;

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extraordinary delays in compensation for i a e r 20 rendered services from managed care organizations and state a t m m 21 agencies;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, these administrative burdens are generally c e s k 23 unfunded and create financial vulnerabilities for behavioral e a n b 24 health care providers;

and u [ WHEREAS, these administrative burdens also limit .227144.1 - 2 - behavioral health care providers' ability to treat patients and clients;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the interagency behavioral health purchasing collaborative be HM 12 Page 2 requested to partner with statewide associations that represent behavioral health care providers to study the administrative burdens behavioral health care providers face in New Mexico;

behavioral health services division of the e t 17 health care authority department;

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regulation and licensing department and a t m m 21 applicable licensing boards;

and d r e 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that by November 1, 2024, the c e s k 23 interagency behavioral health purchasing collaborative report e a n b 24 its findings and recommendations to the governor and the u [ legislative health and human services committee regarding .227144.1 - 3 - meaningful ways to address the administrative burdens faced by behavioral health care providers and how to substantially expand and support the behavioral health care workforce in New Mexico;

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