H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 12F.8: Community Paramedic Mobile Crisis Management Pilot Program (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 12F.8 of S.L. 2015-241 directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop an evaluation plan for the Department's community paramedic mobile crisis management pilot program based on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services evaluation tool. By November 1, 2016, DHHS must submit its final report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services that includes: (i) an updated version of the evaluation plan; (ii) an estimate of the cost to expand the program incrementally; (iii) an estimate of any potential savings of State funds associated with expansion of the program; and (iv) if expansion of the program is recommended, a timeline for expanding the program.

This section became effective July 1, 2015.