CS/SB 203 BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM FUNDING LIMITS

Sen Bill Tallman

Actions: [2] SCC/SHPAC/SFC-SCC-germane-SHPAC [6] DNP-CS/DP-SFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 Senate Bill 203 (SB 203):  The legislative bill proposes an appropriation of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) from the general fund to the brain injury services fund.  

 Senate Bill 203 (SB 203):  Section 1 – The proposed allocation of Two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is intended for expenditure in fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years with a recommendation of increasing funding limits for eligible participants in statewide brain injury services programs.

The provision also includes a stipulation that any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.
 

 Committee Substitute February 1, 2024, in SHPAC

SHPACcs/SB 203:  This legislative enactment outlines appropriations for brain injury services in the state of New Mexico. 
Section 1: Appropriation - The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to specified recipients for expenditure in specified fiscal years for specified purposes:
•	$2,500,000 to the brain injury services fund for fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years. This is allocated to increase funding limits for eligible participants in statewide brain injury services programs.

•	$1,000,000 to the brain injury services fund for fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years. This allocation is meant to establish and support a brain injury registry, as recommended by the governor's commission on disability in response to Senate Memorial 30 of the first session of the fifty-sixth legislature.

•	$600,000 to the Department of Health for fiscal year 2025. This fund is designated for conducting surveillance of the prevalence and incidence of brain injury in the state.

•	$300,000 to the Health Care Authority Department for fiscal year 2025. This amount is intended for providing brain injury education to health care professionals, including mentorship and peer support, through a statewide virtual learning platform.

•	Any unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of a fiscal year for appropriations in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A shall not revert to the general fund. 
•	Any unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2025 for appropriations in Paragraphs (3) and (4) of Subsection A shall revert to the general fund.