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- Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on March 4, 2009, to authorize community mental health authorities to form or contract with a non-profit entity to provide information technology and administrative support services to organizations engaged in providing mental health services, behavioral health services, social services, substance abuse services, human services or other health care services.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 4, 2009.
- Reported in the Senate on March 24, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on May 12, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 12, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 4, 2009.
- Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on May 13, 2009.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on May 13, 2009.
- Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 13, 2009.
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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 321 (Authorize CMH IT entity ) by Admin003 on May 14, 2009
Senator Kahn asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Kahn’s statement is as follows:
Colleagues, Senate Bill No. 321 will authorize a community mental health program to form a nonprofit organization for the purposes of administrative and information technology services to other organizations. This legislation will, therefore, assist our community mental health programs in providing services and supports to our people, and in particular, to people with serious and persistent mental illnesses.
The bill is consistent with the efforts in state government to encourage cooperative purchasing and other measures that create efficiencies. This legislation will allow community mental health service programs to coordinate with each other and thus minimize administrative costs.
So as we vote on this bill and pass it and send it over to the House, we are sending over a bill that will improve services, coordinate services, and save money. I ask for its passage.
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I am actually suprised that this needs to have a law enacted about it for it to be allowed, but I am glad that it is on the minds of our senators. However, I am a little bit confused about the fiscal part of the bill with the Federal, State and Local Governments not being able to help establish, match or support the non-profit organization.
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Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2009
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