LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington St., Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-0696
iga.in.gov
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6160 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 20, 2024
BILL NUMBER: HB 1070 BILL AMENDED: Jan 25, 2024
SUBJECT: Mental Health Grants.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Cash BILL STATUS: As Passed Senate
FIRST SPONSOR: Sen. Crider
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
XDEDICATED
XFEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill allows the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) to award
mental health grants to for-profit community mental health organizations (CMHO) if a nonprofit organization
does not qualify for the grant.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Summary– The DMHA may need to adjust rules and selection criteria
in order to provide mental health grants to for-profit CMHOs. It is likely the DMHA would be able to make
the necessary administrative changes within their existing levels of staff and resources.
Additional Information– The Community Mental Health Block Grant Program (Block Grant) is federally
funded and provides funds to state divisions of mental health for distribution to approved providers of
community mental health services. The Block Grant targets the following:
1. Adults with serious mental illness– Persons 18 and older who have a diagnosable behavioral,
mental, or emotional condition that substantially limits or interferes with one or more major life
activities.
2. Children with serious emotional disturbances– Persons under 18 with a diagnosable behavioral,
mental, or emotional issue that results in a functional impairment that substantially interferes with,
or limits, a child’s role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.
Local community mental health agencies in Indiana received about $11.2 M in Mental Health Block Grants
HB 1070 1 and served about 142,000 eligible persons with those funds during FFY 2022. As of the date of this fiscal
note, unduplicated person counts information for FFY 2023 has yet to be released from the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This note will be updated when FFY 2023 data are
released.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues: Local Community Programs– To the extent that a local unit of government
is receiving Block Grant funding to distribute to local mental health agencies, such funding may be shifted
to for-profit service agencies in future years.
State Agencies Affected: Division of Mental Health and Addiction.
Local Agencies Affected: Local units of government funding mental health services.
Information Sources: https://bgas.samhsa.gov/Module/BGAS/;
https://bgas.samhsa.gov/Module/BGAS/Page/Reports.aspx;
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants-awards-by-state/IN/2022.
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Baker, 317-232-9851.
HB 1070 2