H1043 - 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-4)

Overview: Section 3.3(36) of S.L. 2020-4 allocates $20 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to support behavioral health and crisis services through the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds must be used (1) to divert individuals experiencing behavioral health emergencies from emergency departments; (2) to allocate $12.6 million to be distributed as a one-time payment to each local management entity/managed care organization for the purposes of providing temporary additional funding assistance for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities services on a per diem basis; and (3) to allocate $400,000 in nonrecurring funds to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, for the purchase of units of opioid antagonist.

This section became effective May 4, 2020.