COVID-19 Funds Allocation For Behavioral Health
The act appropriates money from the cares subfund in the general fund to the department of human services, the department of public health and environment, the department of higher education, and the department of law for behavioral health programs and services that were not accounted for in the state budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020, and are necessary to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. All of the appropriations must be expended on or before December 30, 2020.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)