HB 43 — BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

HOUSE BILL 43 TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Sheryl Williams Stapleton Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE HUMAN h SERVICES DEPARTMENT ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INTERVENTIONS FOR g o INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES t hr g e i k IN WAYS LIKELY TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, DETENTION AND hINCARCERATION. r i s INCARCERATION HAFCº ;

MAKING8 ANBE APPROPRIATION»HAFC.IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

hSECTION ,1. t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

nSection d9-8-7.1 dNMSA i1978 =(being =Laws o2007, hChapter SECTION325, 1.Section 4) is amended to read:

Section"9-8-7.1. 9-8-7.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, l ] b ,d i a º e Chapter 325, Section 4) is amended to read:

rBEHAVIORAL iHEALTH =SERVICES rDIVISION--POWERS tAND eDUTIES wOF dTHE mHUMAN aSERVICES nDEPARTMENT.--Subject oto "9-8-7.1.appropriation, the department shall:

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b e d s º o t n = .211078.5 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d DUTIES OF THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.--Subject to appropriation, the department shall:

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ensure that all behavioral health services, Page 1 including mental health and substance abuse services, that are provided, contracted for or approved are in compliance with the h requirements of Section 9-7-6.4 NMSA 1978;

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assume responsibility for and implement adult t h g e l i mental health and substance abuse services in the state in h r i s coordination with the children, youth and families department;

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create, implement and continually evaluate the t u g e b l e e , gh effectiveness of a framework for targeted, individualized n d d i = = o h interventions for individuals who are incarcerated in a lcounty ]or bmunicipal ,dcorrectional ifacility aand ºadult rand HHHCºstate,»HHHCjuvenile countyoffenders orwho municipalhave correctionalbehavioral facilityhealth anddiagnoses, ewhich rframework =shall taddress ethose wpersons' dbehavioral mhealth aneeds nwhile othey adultare incarcerated and juvenileconnect offendersthem whoto haveresources behavioraland healthservices dimmediately mupon :release;

bF. r e t º o t n = .211078.5 s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d diagnoses, which framework shall address those persons' behavioral health needs while they are incarcerated and connect them to resources and services immediately upon release SFCº that reduce the likelihood of recidivism, detention and incarceration, such as supportive housing, public assistance, medical assistance, behavioral health treatment and employment training»SFC;

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"[NEW"INCARCERATED MATERIAL ] INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS--BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES--COUNTY FUNDING PROGRAM.--To carry out the h provisions of Subsection E of Section 9-8-7.1 NMSA 1978 and toHB g43/a oPage t2 hrto provide behavioral health services to individuals who are g e i k incarcerated in a county correctional facility:

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h , t, e u g (1) pursuant to which a county may apply for e b l e e h and be awarded funding through the department;

and n d d i = = o h (2) to establish priorities and guidelines for l ] b ,d i a º e the award of funding to counties;

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the department shall distribute funds, as dfunding mpermits, :to the county health care assistance funds of those counties:

b e d s º o t n = .211078.5 s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d funding permits, to the county health care assistance funds of those counties:

and (2) whose proposed utilization of funding pursuant to this section meets the priorities and guidelines for the awarding of behavioral health services funding established in department rules." HAFCºHB SECTION43/a 3.Page 3 25

APPROPRIATION.--One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2020 to fund awards to counties that apply for behavioral health services funding to serve individuals incarcerated in county facilities in accordance with the provisions of Subsection E of Section 9-8-7.1 NMSA 1978 and Section 2 of this act.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the h end of fiscal year 2020 shall revert to the general fund.»HAFC u » r - 4 - t h g e l i h r i s h , e h t u g e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .211078.5 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d