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House committee hears testimony on HB 1337 to fund jail mental‑health services; sponsors seek $10 million appropriation
Summary
The North Dakota House Human Services Committee opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 1337, which would appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for county grants to provide mental‑health services in county jails.
The North Dakota House Human Services Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 1337, a bill to appropriate state funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for county grants to provide mental‑health and substance‑use disorder services in county jails, and closed the hearing after hearing testimony from county officials, providers, correctional staff and the Department.
Representative Karen Anderson, sponsor of the bill and a Walsh County commissioner, told the committee the measure would “provide dedicated funding for mental health services in county jails,” and said the goal is to expand access statewide after Walsh County used American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to run a three‑year pilot. Senator Tim Mathern, a licensed social worker with decades of behavioral health experience, and several Walsh County officials and providers testified in support.
Testimony described a Walsh County program run in partnership with Walsh County Health District and Agassi Associates PLLC that operated for three years with ARPA funding. Alan Anderson, director of the Walsh County Health…
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