House of Representatives

SB1348

behavioral health; accountability

Sponsor: Senator Petersen

 

DPA
S/E

Committee on Human Services

W/D

Committee on Appropriations

 

DPA

Caucus and COW

 

X

As Passed the House

 

SB1348 creates a 12-member Task Force on Behavioral Health Accountability to provide oversight of the Behavioral Health Division within the Department of Health Services (DHS).

The Task Force shall:

·        Gather community input that is included in a five-year strategy to improve service delivery

·        Assess the division’s efforts to maximize funding

·        Require the division to conduct an annual needs assessment

·        Ensure that audit findings and other recommendations are addressed by the division

·        The Task Force shall report annually to the Governor, legislative members, the Auditor General, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee

·        The Task Force terminates July 1, 2005.

A strike-everything amendment was adopted to SB1348 in the Human Services Committee.

The Human Services amendment was adopted in Committee of the Whole as well as a floor amendment restructuring the bill into a Task Force.

 

 

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44th Legislature                     Analyst Initials _______

Second Regular Session                    March 23, 2000

 

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