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Panel partially funds BISFIG behavioral health initiatives; electronic bed registry and 988 tech left for later
Summary
The subcommittee advanced multiple Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BISFIG) recommendations but split or deferred several major items, including an electronic bed registry and text/chat upgrades for 988; members funded other recommendations such as care transition teams, workforce incentives and community clinic supports.
Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Subcommittee (Section B) considered multiple recommendations from the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations commission (often referred to in testimony as BISFIG or the 872 package). The subcommittee approved many BISFIG items but split or deferred others because of cost, revenue source timing and overlapping services.
What the subcommittee did and did not fund - The chair and staff said the committee “approved the majority” of BISFIG recommendations and specifically listed a number of recommendation numbers that the subcommittee moved, including recommendation numbers 3 (tiered payments / higher‑acuity…
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