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



SPONSOR: Lujan DATE TYPED: 02/04/00 HB 484
SHORT TITLE: Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment SB
ANALYST: Esquibel

APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
500.0* Recurring General Fund

*These funds would be available in FY00 and FY01.



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Relates to HB2/HAFCS, SB2



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



NM Health Policy Commission

LFC Files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



The bill appropriates $500.0 in FY00 and FY01 to contract for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Santa Fe and Rio Arriba counties.



Significant Issues



The FY00 operating budget for the Department of Health currently contains an appropriation of $1 million in general fund for a substance abuse treatment pilot project in northern New Mexico. The contract for this program was awarded to a Tucson-based contractor, Amity Inc. The substance abuse treatment providers in northern New Mexico will subcontract with Amity to provide the services, but likely at significantly reduced rates. The northern New Mexico contractors have appealed the contract award, but the contract has gone forward.



The appropriation in the bill would flow directly to local substance abuse treatment providers.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The bill appropriates $500.0 in general fund in FY00 and FY01 to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.



CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP



The bill relates to HB2/HAFCS and SB2 which contain funding (approximately $1 million as in FY00) for continuation of the northern New Mexico substance abuse treatment project in FY01. Also, both bills contain funding for a new substance abuse prevention initiative with HB2/HAFCS providing $2.775 million for the new initiative, and SB2 providing $2.275 million.



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