S105 - 2021 Appropriations Act. (SL 2021-180)

Overview: Section 9F.7 of S.L. 2021-180 directs the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to resume the adult and pediatric traumatic brain injury pilot program (TBI pilot program). This section allocates $600,000 in nonrecurring funds to pay for unfunded costs accrued during the 2019-2021 biennium and provides an additional $600,000 in nonrecurring funds to DMH/DD/SAS for the continuation of the TBI pilot program through the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

DMH/DD/SAS must report by April 1, 2022, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on: (i) the number and outcome of patients served at each program site, (ii) expenditures by type of service at each program site, (iii) estimates of expansion costs, (iv) any potential savings in State funds associated with expansion, and (v) a timeline and plan for expansion if expansion of the TBI pilot program is recommended.

This section became effective July 1, 2021.