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Committee advances department bill shifting mental‑health and substance‑use facility regulation from DCH to DBHDD
Summary
The Senate committee approved a department bill to move regulation of certain residential mental‑health, substance‑use and intellectual‑disability facilities from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved a department bill that transfers regulatory responsibility for certain facility types from the Department of Community Health (DCH) to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD).
A sponsor explained the change is intended to consolidate regulation for facilities that DBHDD already engages with in their broader programmatic work. The substitute (LC570270S) shifts regulatory authority for residential mental‑health…
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