HB 5067 Summary

• Appropriates $1,025,000 from the state general fund to the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

• Funds are designated for an "Autism Navigator" line item as a one-time appropriation.

• Requires contractors receiving autism navigator funding to meet performance metrics including accreditations, cost-effectiveness demonstration, and ability to leverage private funding.

• Mandates contractors provide quarterly reports to the department on clients served, service units, and progress toward stated goals.

• Requires annual reports to the department and legislature detailing services provided, client demographics, and expenditures, due 60 days after contract period ends.