Amendments to house Bill No. 701

2nd Reading Copy

Requested by Becky Beard

For the (H) Committee of the Whole

Prepared by Megan Moore

04/02/2021, 09:18:14

1. Title, line 15 through line 16.

Strike: "17-6-" on line 15 through "17-6-610," on line 16

2. Page 61, line 23.

Strike: "17-6-606"

Insert: "[section 96]"

3. Page 89, line 16 through page 92, line 10.

Strike: sections 62 and 63 in their entirety

Renumber: subsequent sections

4. Page 139.

Following: line 20

Insert: "NEW SECTION. Section 96. Healing and ending addiction through recovery and treatment account. (1) There is a healing and ending addiction through recovery and treatment account in the state special revenue fund. The account consists of money transferred to the account pursuant to 16-12-111.

(2) Revenue in the account must be used to provide statewide programs for:

(a) substance use disorder prevention;

(b) mental health promotion; and

(c) crisis, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and mental health disorders.

(3) The programs must be designed to:

(a) increase the number of individuals choosing treatment over incarceration;

(b) improve access to, utilization of, and engagement and retention in prevention, treatment, and recovery support services;

(c) expand the availability of community-based services that reflect best practices or are evidence-based;

(d) leverage additional federal funds when available for the healthy Montana kids plan provided for in Title 53, chapter 4, part 11, and the medicaid program provided for in Title 53, chapter 6, for the purposes of this section;

(e) provide funding for programs and services that are described in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c) and provided on an Indian reservation located in this state; and

(f) provide funding for grants and services to tribes for use in accordance with this section.

(4) (a) An amount not to exceed $500,000, including eligible federal matching sources when applicable, must be used to provide funding for grants and services to tribes for tobacco prevention and cessation, substance use disorder prevention, mental health promotion, and substance use disorder and mental health crisis, treatment, and recovery services.

(b) The department of public health and human services shall manage the programs funded by the special revenue account and shall adopt rules to implement the programs.

(5) The legislature shall appropriate money from the state special revenue account provided for in this section for the programs referred to in this section.

(6) Programs funded under this section that are private in nature may be funded through contracted services."

Renumber: subsequent sections

5. Page 142, line 9.

Following: "(2)"

Insert: "(a)

Strike: "The following amounts are"

Insert: "There is"

Following: "appropriated"

Insert: "$6 million in state special revenue funds"

6. Page 142, line 11.

Strike: "17-6-606:"

Insert: "[section 96]."

7. Page 142, line 12 through line 15.

Strike: subsections (a) through (b) in their entirety

8. Page 142, line 16.

Strike: "(c)"

Insert: "(b)"

9. Page 144, line 8.

Following: "through 28"

Insert: "and 96"

10. Page 144, line 9.

Following: "through 28"

Insert: "and 96"

11. Page 144, line 13.

Strike: "83(2) and (8)(b), 84, 85, 101, 104,"

Insert: "81(2) and (8)(b), 82, 83, 100, 103,"

12. Page 144, line 15.

Strike: "82, 83(11), 86 through 88, 99, 100, and 102"

Insert: "80, 81(11), 84 through 86, 96, 98, 99, and 101"