Joint Budget Committee.
The bill:
Repeals the requirement that the behavioral health administration (BHA) contract with a nonprofit organization serving agricultural and rural communities in Colorado to provide vouchers for behavioral health care services;
Repeals the requirement that the BHA contract with an independent third party to provide services and supports to behavioral health providers seeking to become behavioral health safety net providers;
Repeals the building substance use disorder treatment capacity in underserved communities grant program;
Repeals the recovery support services grant program;
Transfers the balance of the high-risk families cash fund (fund) to the general fund and repeals the fund on July 1, 2026; and
Reduces appropriations to the department of education for the affected programs and services.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)