(1) Pursuant to section 25.5-5-803 (4), the department of human services shall work collaboratively with the department of health care policy and financing, counties, and other relevant departments, as appropriate, to develop and oversee wraparound services for children and youth at risk of out-of-home placement or in an out-of-home placement. As part of routine collaboration, the department of human services shall assist the department of health care policy and financing in developing a model of sustainable funding for wraparound services. The department of human services and the department of health care policy and financing shall monitor and report the annual cost savings associated with eligible children and youth receiving wraparound services to the public through the annual hearing, pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2.
(2) Subject to available appropriations, two full-time staff persons shall be appointed by the executive director of the department of human services to support and facilitate interagency coordination pursuant to this article 62, part 8 of article 5 of title 25.5, and any other related interagency behavioral health efforts as determined by the executive director of the department of human services.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (SB 19-195), ch. 190, p. 2103, § 4, effective August 2. L. 2020: (2) amended, (HB 20-1384), ch. 172, p. 790, § 4, effective June 29.