HOUSE BILL NO. 5302

A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled

"Mental health code,"

by amending section 273b (MCL 330.1273b), as added by 2020 PA 402.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 273b. (1) Subject to appropriation, the department shall create and operate a competitive grant program to provide grants to recovery community organizations. as provided in this section. Each year, from available funds, the department shall award $5,000,000.00 in grants under this section to the following:

(a) Not fewer than 19 certified recovery community organizations to offer or expand recovery support center services or recovery community center services to serve individuals seeking long-term recovery from substance use disorders.

(b) Nonprofit associations in this state that meet all of the following requirements:

(i) Have recovery community organizations as members.

(ii) Have a primary purpose of educating about, advocating for, and increasing awareness of recovery.

(iii) Connect recovery community organizations within this state to support the certification of recovery community organizations and to provide technical assistance to recovery community organizations awarded funding under this section.

(2) Each grant that the department awards under this section shall not exceed $150,000.00 must be as follows:

(a) If the applicant is a recovery community organization, a minimum of $250,000.00 per applicant. However, the department shall not award a grant under this section to a recovery community organization in an amount that exceeds 50% of the organization's operating budget for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of the application.

(b) If the applicant is a nonprofit association described in subsection (1)(b), $250,000.00.

(3) In awarding a grant under this section, the department shall place priority on prioritize recovery community organizations that do meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Provide recovery support navigation that includes the following:

(i) Multiple recovery pathways.

(ii) Assistance for individuals navigating recovery resources such as detoxification, treatment, recovery housing, support groups, peer support, and family support.

(iii) The promotion of community wellness and engagement.

(iv) Recovery advocacy that provides hope and encourages recovery.

(v) A peer-led, peer-driven organization that offers recovery to any individual seeking recovery from addiction.

(b) Provide recovery outreach education that includes the following:

(i) On-site recovery education in the workplace.

(ii) All-staff employee meetings.

(iii) On-site support for employees and family members.

(iv) Connections for employees and family members of employees suffering from addiction to local recovery resources such as treatment, recovery housing, and support groups.

(v) Connections with employers to provide recovery advocacy.

(c) Provide recovery activities and events that include the following:

(i) Safe, ongoing recovery activities and events.

(ii) Opportunities to volunteer and participate in activities and events.

(iii) Opportunities for family members and supporters of recovery to be involved.

(iv) Meetings and activities on nutrition, health, and wellness.

(v) Meetings and activities on mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.

(d) Are a member of a nonprofit association described in subsection (1)(b).

(4) Beginning March 31, 2027, a grant recipient under this section shall file an annual report with the chairperson of each standing committee that has jurisdiction over health policy issues and to the chairpersons of the house and senate appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information:

(a) An explanation of how grant funds are being spent.

(b) If the grant recipient is a recovery community organization, all of the following:

(i) The staff-to-participant ratio.

(ii) A description of the types of recovery support services offered to participants.

(iii) The number of participants receiving recovery support services during the calendar year and an explanation of how the participants and services were calculated and reported.

(iv) The average rate of improvement in participant recovery capital measures for participants served during the previous calendar year.

(c) The operating budget of the grant recipient for the calendar year covered by the report, with details on each source of the grant recipient's income.

(5) This section does not apply beginning October 1, 2031.