Gov. announces first allocation for behavioral health, developmental disabilities
The first set of funds allocated from $300 million approved this year to support behavioral health and developmental disabilities will include money to catch up on a longstanding backlog in forensic fitness evaluations at the Montana State Hospital, according to a Dec. 19 announcement from the Governor’s Office.
“After decades of applying Band-Aids to our broken systems and kicking the can down the road, we’re making a commitment and generational investment to get Montanans healthy,” Gov. Greg Gianforte said in a statement from his office.
The governor, a Republican, had proposed the $300 million investment in his budget, and Rep. Bob Keenan, R-Bigfork, sponsored House Bill 872, carried by Sen. John Esp, R-Big Timber, in the Senate.
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