Bill title for SF0142

AN ACT relating to community mental health and substance use services; requiring the creation of a contract program for mental health and substance use treatment programs to reduce the demand for involuntary commitments; authorizing the expenditure of funds appropriated for involuntary commitments for program operation as specified; authorizing the department of health to enter into contracts for operation of the program as specified; specifying funding conditions; authorizing rulemaking; requiring the alignment of service definitions; requiring annual reports; requiring benefit qualification investigations by the state hospital and designated hospitals; specifying behavior health services as Medicaid covered services; amending eligibility provisions concerning department of health contracts with private agencies; prohibiting fees to clients for gatekeeping services as specified; and providing for an effective date.