HF4366 Summary

• Modifies civil commitment priority admissions to state-operated treatment programs based on a framework considering wait time, treatment intensity, provisional discharge status, safety, treatment access, and federal requirements, with 48-hour admission timelines.

• Establishes new grant programs for early intervention in behavioral health: first episode of psychosis services, early episode of bipolar disorder services, and engagement services pilot grants to prevent civil commitments.

• Specifies that prisoners in county correctional facilities are not responsible for co-payments on mental health medications and allows counties to seek reimbursement from the state for these costs.

• Increases payment rates for behavioral health services, hospital inpatient services, physician services, and mental health services effective January 1, 2025, with annual adjustments tied to Medicare Economic Index.

• Appropriates funding for forensic examiner services ($9.23 million), direct care and treatment capacity expansion, engagement services grants ($2 million), and first episode of psychosis programs ($2 million).