Proposed State-Funded Service Definition Policies
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking the advice and feedback of individuals, families, service providers and other organization/stakeholders in developing new or amended State-funded service definition policies. All comments are considered. The Department has delegated to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services the authority to make the final decisions regarding behavioral health, I/DD and TBI state-funded service definition policy content and implementation.
Comments submitted may be considered public record and may be disclosed to parties requesting such records, including the identifiable information that you provide in your comment. You may submit your comment without providing any identifiable information. Voluntarily providing identifiable information does not mean that you will be contacted about your comment.
New or amended service definition policies are now available for public review. To submit feedback, click the email link provided next to each proposed policy. Please note that comments or questions unrelated to the specific policy should not be sent to this address.
Each proposed policy includes an initial 30-day comment period. Once finalized, policies will be posted to this webpage 60 days prior to the effective date.
Proposed State-Funded Service Definition Policies
There are no proposed state-funded service definitions at the time. This page will be updated as new proposals become available. Please check back for updates and subscribe to DMH/DD/SUS Hot Topics to receive announcements about upcoming opportunities for public comment.
Responses to Public Comments
SUD Policies
DMH/DD/SUS has compiled responses to the public comments received during the comment period for the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) service definition policies. These responses are available for review in the document below.
Peer Support Service Response
DMHDDSUS has provided a Frequently Asked Questions for the State-funded Peer Support Definition. This document includes the most requested information from the public comment period.