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Senate passes bill moving oversight of substance use and mental‑health residential programs to behavioral health agency

2715853 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

HB 584 reassigns licensing and oversight for drug treatment, narcotic treatment programs, community living arrangements and adult residential mental-health programs from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

House Bill 584 passed the Senate on March 20 after committee substitution. The bill transfers licensing and oversight responsibilities for several program types—drug abuse treatment and education programs, narcotic…

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