2023 Utah Code › Title 26B - Utah Health and Human Services Code › Chapter 5 - Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health › Part 6 - Mental Health Intervention and Treatment Programs › Section 612 - Integrated behavioral health care grant program.

Affected by 63I-1-226 on 12/31/2025
Effective 5/3/2023
26B-5-612.
Integrated behavioral health care grant program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Integrated behavioral health care services" means coordinated physical and behavioral health care services for one patient.
(b) "Local mental health authority" means a local mental health authority described in Section 17-43-301.
(c) "Project" means a project described in Subsection (2).
(2) Before July 1 of each year, the department shall issue a request for proposals in accordance with this section to award a grant to a local mental health authority for development or expansion of a project to provide effective delivery of integrated behavioral health care services.
(3) To be considered for a grant award under Subsection (2), a local mental health authority shall submit an application to the department that:
(a) explains the benefits of integrated behavioral health care services to a patient who is receiving mental health or substance use disorder treatment;
(b) describes the local mental health authority's operational plan for delivery of integrated behavioral health care services under the proposed project and any data or evidence-based practices supporting the likely success of the operational plan;
(c) includes:
(i) the number of patients to be served by the local mental health authority's proposed project; and
(ii) the cost of the local mental health authority's proposed project; and
(d) provides details regarding:
(i) any plan to use funding sources in addition to the grant award under this section for the local mental health authority's proposed project;
(ii) any existing or planned contracts or partnerships between the local mental health authority and other individuals or entities to develop or implement the local mental health authority's proposed project; and
(iii) the sustainability and reliability of the local mental health authority's proposed project.
(4) In evaluating a local mental health authority's application under Subsection (3) to determine the grant award under Subsection (2), the department shall consider:
(a) how the local mental health authority's proposed project will ensure effective provision of integrated behavioral health care services;
(b) the cost of the local mental health authority's proposed project;
(c) the extent to which any existing or planned contracts or partnerships or additional funding sources described in the local mental health authority's application are likely to benefit the proposed project; and
(d) the sustainability and reliability of the local mental health authority's proposed project.
(5) Before July 1, 2025, the department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding:
(a) any knowledge gained or obstacles encountered in providing integrated behavioral health care services under each project;
(b) data gathered in relation to each project; and
(c) recommendations for expanding a project statewide.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session