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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Knauer		DATE TYPED:	02/21/01		HB	487
SHORT TITLE:		Northern NM Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment				SB
					ANALYST:		Esquibel

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

$ 4,000.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriations in The General Appropriation Act including $1.5 million for substance abuse treatment in Rio Arriba county; and $2,450.0 for a substance abuse prevention initiative for youth.

Relates to SB786, SB628/HB783

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

No Response

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 487 appropriates $4 million from the general fund to the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of providing alcohol and substance abuse intensive intervention and treatment in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties. The funding would be divided into $2 million for adults services and $2 million for early intervention and treatment for at-risk children and adolescents.

Significant Issues

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $4,000.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY02 shall revert to the general fund.

HB2 currently includes in the DOH FY02 budget approximately $9.5 million in general fund for substance abuse community programs including $1.5 million for substance abuse treatment in Rio Arriba county that has been funded for the past 2 years through Amistad Inc; and $2,450.0 for a substance abuse prevention initiative for youth that was a new program created in FY01.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

HB487 relates to:

SB628/HB783, Substance Abuse Treatment Expansion, which contain pharmacotherapy programs; and
•SB786, Substance Abuse Treatment Act, which includes all persons requesting substance abuse assistance including dually diagnosed individuals.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The bill does not define "at-risk" youth (i.e., low-income?), not does it define the services to be provided for adults and who would qualify.

RAE/ar