An Act relating to mental health; creating the rural mental health and treatment diversion pilot programs; providing purpose; authorizing the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to enter into certain contracts; providing for promulgation of rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
2 Replies to “HB 2248 (2025)”
Representative Waldron explained that HB 2248 would create a framework for establishing mental health and drug courts in rural areas. The committee was supportive but questioned whether the Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services has the capacity to run a pilot program.
Allows the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to create rural pilot programs for substance use prison diversion, dependent on funding availability.
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