LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington St., Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-0696
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6846 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 15, 2024
BILL NUMBER: HB 1205 BILL AMENDED: Jan 25, 2024
SUBJECT: Mental Health Standards and Reporting.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Meltzer BILL STATUS: CR Adopted - 2
nd
House
FIRST SPONSOR: Sen. Baldwin
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
XDEDICATED
XFEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill requires the Secretary of Family and Social Services to provide that the
standards for services provided by recovery community organizations for behavioral health recovery, when
used as a recovery community organization, be certified through a certain entity and meet other standards
established by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. The bill specifies information that must be
reported by a Community Mental Health Center as part of the Community Mental Health Center's annual
report.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The Division of Mental Health and Addiction’s (DMHA) workload
would increase in order to collect the new data required, determine performance measures to be reported by
a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) and recovery community organization certification under the
bill. This is within the DMHA’s routine administrative functions and should be able to be implemented with
no additional appropriations, assuming near customary agency staffing and resource levels.
Additional Information - The DMHA issued a request for funding (RFF) for capital funds for recovery
residences using the National Affiliation of Recovery Residence standards for certification. The RFF
responses were due in July 2023.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: CMHCs would have an increase in workload to provide the additional
information for their annual report.
HB 1205 1 Additional Information– According to the DMHA, there are currently 24 CMHCs serving Indiana. HEA
1001-2023 appropriated $50 M for community mental health and $7.2 M for CMHCs each year in FY 2024
and FY 2025.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Family and Social Services
Administration.
Local Agencies Affected: Community Mental Health Centers.
Information Sources: https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/files/DMHA_SOFs_and_CMHCs.pdf;
https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/files/RFF2023-012.pdf; HEA 1001-2023 SECTION 8.
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Baker, 317-232-9851; Karen Rossen, 317-234-2106.
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