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Committee introduces RS 33407 to codify Assertive Community Team program after DHW termination; motion carried unanimously
Summary
Rep. Ben Fuhriman presented RS 33407 to move the Assertive Community Team (ACT) Program into statute after the Department of Health and Welfare terminated the program; committee members cited funding concerns and client volatility, and a roll call introduction passed unanimously, 16 AYE.
Rep. Ben Fuhriman presented RS 33407 to move Idaho's Assertive Community Team (ACT) Program for individuals with extreme mental illness into statute after the Department of Health and Welfare terminated the program as a cost-cutting measure. The minutes state program services had been unbundled and clients transitioned to managed care, and the presenter said that population is not suited to pursuing services on their own, creating increased emergency use of law enforcement and hospitals.
Rep. McCann moved to introduce RS 33407. Committee members raised funding concerns, emphasized the need to help a volatile population, and discussed participant caps. Rep. Egbert requested a roll call; the motion carried by a unanimous roll-call vote of 16 AYE, with members recorded by name in the minutes. The presenter said new funding avenues are being explored and an application for a replacement CMS waiver will be requested.
