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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 3 - HUMAN SERVICES FROM STATE OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,705,267 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 94,916,665 FROM WELFARE TRANSITION TRUST FUND . 5,850,004 FROM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,438,065 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, $500,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund is provided to contract with a nonprofit organization to conduct a study of the effectiveness and barriers that exist in the use of peer specialists as an essential element in the coordinated system of care to assist in an individual’s recovery from an opioid-related or other substance use disorder. The study shall make recommendations pertaining to expediting the application review process and providing training opportunities for individuals seeking certification. The study shall also include the number of requests for exemptions from disqualification received by the department in Fiscal Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, the number of requests denied, and reasons for denial. The contract shall require that the study be simultaneously submitted to the department, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the chair of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, and the Executive Office of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget by March 1, 2025. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, $18,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund is provided to the department for prevention and media campaigns to continue to expand evidence-based drug prevention programs that address shared risk and protective factors across opioids and other substances. The funding may be used to promote the expansion of primary prevention programs that educate and raise awareness on preventing substance abuse in schools and communities, encourage efforts within communities and with community partners to promote healthy lifestyles, and positively influence attitudes, norms, and values by empowering individuals and families. The media campaign must target communities that are disproportionately impacted by opioid or other substance misuse. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund are provided to the department for the research, development, or use of neuromodulating low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) technology to treat substance use disorder. Entities applying for these funds shall submit to the department a detailed plan outlining the proposed uses, anticipated results, and findings from the use of LIFU technology. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, $600,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund is provided to the department to contract with a nonprofit organization for an online resource that identifies high-quality treatment facilities for individuals with substance abuse disorders. The resource shall provide a needs assessment for individuals with substance abuse disorder, identify and compare substance abuse treatment facilities using quality indicators and search filters, and inform users about key elements of high-quality treatment. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, $400,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund is provided to the department to contract with a nonprofit organization that addresses critical behavioral workforce shortages through an innovation program to train, certify, mentor, and provide apprenticeship opportunities to individuals with lived experience to successfully join the workforce and provide the unique interventions proven to be effective in aiding individuals with opioid-related or substance use disorder challenges achieve and sustain recovery. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, the recurring sum of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund shall continue to be provided for the expansion of substance abuse services for pregnant women, mothers, and their affected families. These services shall include the expansion of residential treatment, outpatient treatment with housing support, outreach, detoxification, child care and post-partum case management supporting both the mother and child consistent with recommendations from the Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns. Priority for services shall be given to counties with the greatest need and available treatment capacity. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 374, $12,060,000 from the 104