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Behavioral health overhaul (HF 2673): seven districts planned; HHS opens public comment
Summary
House File 2673 restructures mental‑health services into seven behavioral health districts and folds substance‑use services under the new districts; HHS will host public comment sessions as administrative details are developed.
Presenters summarized House File 2673, the Behavioral Health Services System Bill, which consolidates previously regional mental‑health services into seven behavioral health districts and places substance‑use services under that district structure. ISAC said the law moves the state into an interim where district design, administrative service organization selection and the state plan will be developed.
ISAC urged county officials to track HHS public comment sessions and technical rulemaking. The presenters said HHS would host sessions starting the day after the webinar and that ISAC had posted a high‑level webinar and would share links and materials. The presenters noted open questions about county employment, asset assignments and service coordination as counties transition out of the regional structure.
ISAC encouraged local officials to attend HHS sessions and to provide feedback during the interim so implementation decisions reflect county concerns about employment continuity, asset management and service delivery.
