BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AOCMHP is prioritizing the public behavioral health system workforce in its advocacy this session. All of our policy bills and budget advocacy center on recruitment and retention of this workforce, critical to help people recover in their communities and to prevent incarceration and institutionalization.
INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY
AOCMHP is advocating for the legislature to approve an additional 6 million dollars to fund the 2nd half of the biennium for the CMEs. This will draw down an additional 7.7 million dollars in federal funding.
– Forbids the Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) from using quality of life to measure the weight to give to a service that may be covered by the state Medicaid program.
SB 1521 A4 Sprinkler system req in group/foster homes
– Delay req sprinkler system in group/foster homes
– Enhanced supports to employers of personal support workers’, support given to an individual in self-directing the individual’s services or in managing personal support workers who are providing in-home services and supports to the individual, using a person-centered approach.
– Repeals the statutes that allowed a person to be ordered by a court to stay in a facility against their will based on having IDD.
– Forbids a public body from denying services meant for persons with mental illness on the basis that a person also has an IDD.
HB 4088 Protect hospital employees from workplace assaults
– Expands the crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to a person working in a hospital while worker is performing official duties. Includes I/DD
ODHS
Rebalance
| CDDP Rebalance | GF FF | TF | FTE |
| CDDP Caseload HOP Funding | 4,771,169 6,183,931 1,936,218 – | 10,955,100 1,936,218 | 49.64 4.95 |
| Total | 6,707,387 6,183,931 | 12,891,318 | 54.58 |
100% FTE -Possible POP
| CDDP/Brokerage | GF FF | TF | FTE |
| Rebalance (if approved) Remaining to 100% | 4,771,169 6,183,931 33,195,069 37,602,847 | 10,955,100 70,797,916 | 49.64 309.52 |
| Total Funding to 100% | 37,966,238 43,786,778 | 81,753,016 | 359.16 |