HB 22-1278 CO

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The act creates the behavioral health administration (BHA) in the department of human services (department) to create a coordinated, cohesive, and effective behavioral health system in the state. The BHA will handle most of the behavioral health programs that were previously handled by the office of behavioral health in the department. The act establishes a commissioner as the head of the BHA and authorizes the commissioner and state board of human services to adopt and amend rules that previously were promulgated by the executive director of the department. By July 1, 2024, the act requires the BHA to establish: A statewide behavioral health grievance system; A behavioral health performance monitoring system; A comprehensive behavioral health safety net system; Regionally-based behavioral health administrative service organizations; The BHA as the licensing authority for all behavioral health entities; and The BHA advisory council to provide feedback to the BHA on the behavioral health system in the state. The act transfers to the department of public health and environment responsibility for community prevention and early intervention programs previously administered by the department. The act makes extensive conforming amendments. The act appropriates from the general fund to the department: $671,538 for use by the executive director's office; $542,470 for administration and finance; and $2,495,231 for use by the behavioral health administration; The act makes various adjustments to the 2022 general appropriations act for the department, the department of public health and environment, and the legislative department. The act appropriates to the department of public health and environment $638,608 for use by the prevention services division of which $48,111 is from the general fund and $590,497 is from the marijuana tax cash fund. The act appropriates to the department of public health and environment: From reappropriated federal funds $8,181,248 for use by the prevention services division; From the marijuana tax cash fund $18,127 for administration; and From the general fund $11,846 for use by administration and support. The act appropriates from the general fund to the department of health care policy and financing, $246,399 for use by the executive director's office. The act appropriates from the division of insurance cash fund $142,766 to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of insurance. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Mary Young · primary
• Rod Pelton Republican · primary
• Pete Lee · primary
• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary

1. May 25, 2022 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 25, 2022 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 25, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 25, 2022 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 10, 2022 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 9, 2022 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 5, 2022 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
8. May 4, 2022 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. May 3, 2022 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
10. May 3, 2022 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
11. Apr 27, 2022 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
12. Apr 18, 2022 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
13. Apr 12, 2022 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
14. Apr 11, 2022 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
15. Apr 8, 2022 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Mar 29, 2022 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
17. Mar 29, 2022 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Reconsider to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
18. Mar 25, 2022 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
19. Mar 2, 2022 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (05/25/2022) · PDF
• Final Act (05/25/2022) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/05/2022) · PDF
• Revised (05/04/2022) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/12/2022) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/11/2022) · PDF
• Introduced (03/02/2022) · PDF
• PA4 (05/03/2022) · PDF
• PA3 (04/29/2022) · PDF
• PA2 (04/08/2022) · PDF
• PA1 (04/01/2022) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF