HB 350 Summary

• Appropriates $149,468,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention, Mental Health Services, and Psychiatric Hospitalization for fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).

• Authorizes specific full-time equivalent positions including 209.56 for Adult Mental Health, 95.67 for Children's Mental Health, 131.60 for State Hospital North, 286.25 for State Hospital South, 49.33 for State Hospital West, and 16.00 for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention.

• Restricts transfers of appropriated funds between divisions without legislative approval and prohibits transfer of personnel costs within Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention divisions.

• Assigns responsibility to the Department of Health and Welfare for educational needs of school-age children in its custody and directs $327,000 payment to Department of Juvenile Corrections for juvenile detention clinician services.

• Appropriates additional $8,000,000 from Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention trustee and benefit payments for fiscal year 2023, with emergency provisions for immediate effectiveness.