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Committee hears bill to enable interstate treatment contracts for mental health and substance use
Summary
The House Human Services Committee held a hearing on House Bill 1108, which would authorize interstate contracts to clarify financial responsibility and increase access when people on commitment, probation or parole cross state lines for mental health or substance use treatment.
The House Human Services Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1108, legislation to authorize interstate contracts for the treatment of persons with mental illness or substance use disorder and to declare an emergency, Representative Lori Beth Hager said.
Supporters told the committee the bill would streamline access to care across state lines, clarify which state bears financial responsibility, and reduce burdens on emergency departments and law enforcement when patients on commitment or probation seek treatment outside their home state.
Representative Lori Beth Hager, the bill sponsor, said the legislation ‘‘will establish interstate contracts and parameters for financial responsibility when a person's treatment is provided by a facility in a bordering state.’’ She framed the measure as a modernization to respond to an…
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