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SB 2750

DMH; require to promulgate performance standards and perform periodic audits to assess community mental health centers.

2025 Regular Session

Directs the Department of Mental Health to publish performance standards for community mental health centers and conduct periodic audits to ensure quality and accountability.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2750

Summary — SB 2750

Title: DMH; require to promulgate performance standards and perform periodic audits to assess community mental health centers
Bill number: SB 2750 (companion: HB 4192)
Subject areas: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Public Health and Human Services
Status: Died In Committee

Purpose and intent

SB 2750 sought to strengthen oversight of community mental health centers by directing the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to adopt formal performance standards and to conduct regular audits or assessments of community mental health providers. The stated intent was to improve quality, accountability, transparency, and consistency of community mental health services delivered under state oversight.

Key provisions (as reflected in bill title and summary)

Because the bill text is not provided in the available record, the bill’s core requirements can be summarized from its title and subject matter:
- Require DMH to promulgate (adopt and publish) performance standards for community mental health centers. Standards likely would address clinical quality, access to care, timeliness, documentation, staffing, and outcomes measurement.
- Require DMH to perform periodic audits, reviews, or assessments of community mental health centers to determine compliance with the promulgated standards.
- Implicit implementation elements commonly associated with this type of bill may include: audit schedules, reporting requirements (to the legislature or public), corrective action plans for noncompliant providers, data collection and recordkeeping, and authority for DMH to enforce standards (e.g., technical assistance, sanctions, or funding consequences). Note: specific enforcement mechanisms and timelines are not available in the public summary.

Who would be affected

  • Department of Mental Health: new rulemaking, oversight and administrative responsibilities.
  • Community mental health centers and their staff: subject to new standards, periodic audits, reporting, and potential corrective actions.
  • Clients/patients served by those centers: potential benefits from more consistent quality oversight; privacy and data protections could be implicated by increased reporting/auditing.
  • State budget and administration: potential costs for DMH to develop standards and conduct audits; possible fiscal impacts on providers to comply.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Benefits: increased transparency, standardized expectations across providers, potential improvements in quality and safety of community mental health services.
  • Costs and administrative burden: DMH would need staffing, technical capacity, and possibly funding to implement audits and oversight; providers may face compliance costs.
  • Data/privacy: audits and reporting raise the need for secure handling of protected health information.
  • Implementation design matters: frequency of audits, public reporting, and enforcement mechanisms would shape effectiveness and provider response.

Legislative history / timeline (selected actions)

  • Filed / Received by Secretary of the Senate: 2025-03-13
  • Read first time: 2025-04-03
  • Referred to Transportation: 2025-04-03
  • Earlier committee referrals and actions (House/committee activity): Referred to Public Health and Human Services; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency — 2025-02-13; Passed (House) — 2025-02-10; Transmitted to House — 2025-02-12.
  • Died In Committee: 2025-03-04 (final status: Died In Committee)

Note: The bill has a companion, HB 4192. Because the full text was not included in the summary record provided, readers interested in specific statutory language, timelines, enforcement provisions, or fiscal notes should consult the official bill text and any fiscal/legal analyses prepared by legislative staff.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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