Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act in New Mexico.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $200 million to expand regional behavioral health services statewide in New Mexico to empower a newly established Behavioral Health Executive Committee to create behavioral health regions across the state (based on counties or judicial districts) (Sec. 2-7).

• Requires each region to then conduct a sequential intercept resource mapping, identifying existing behavioral health resources and gaps and bolster the behavioral health workforce pipeline, customized to each region based on the actual needs identified within regional plans (Sec. 2-7)

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act in New Mexico.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $200 million to expand regional behavioral health services statewide in New Mexico to empower a newly established Behavioral Health Executive Committee to create behavioral health regions across the state (based on counties or judicial districts) (Sec. 2-7).

• Requires each region to then conduct a sequential intercept resource mapping, identifying existing behavioral health resources and gaps and bolster the behavioral health workforce pipeline, customized to each region based on the actual needs identified within regional plans (Sec. 2-7)

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text