Senate Bill 16-202 Summary

• Creates the "Increasing Access to Effective Substance Use Disorder Services Act" requiring designated regional managed service organizations to assess substance use disorder service needs in their geographic regions by February 1, 2017

• Mandates managed service organizations submit community action plans by March 1, 2017 describing how they will use marijuana tax cash fund allocations to address critical service gaps for adolescents, young adults, pregnant women, and other populations in need

• Allocates funds from the marijuana tax cash fund to managed service organizations: 60% on July 1, 2016, with remaining 40% distributed after community action plan submission; subsequent years provide 100% allocation

• Requires annual reporting by managed service organizations on marijuana tax fund expenditures and impact, with a comprehensive evaluation report due November 1, 2020 covering fiscal years 2016-17 through 2019-20

• Appropriates $6,000,000 from the marijuana tax cash fund for fiscal year 2016-17, including $5,823,632 for managed service organization distributions and $105,000 for evaluation of intensive residential substance use disorder treatment