Committee halts bill on 'evidence-based' behavioral health services

SALT LAKE CITY — The House Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday opted not to recommend a bill that promotes evidence-based practices in mental health and substance abuse treatment.Instead, the committee voted 10-2 to request the Legislature's Health Reform Task Force study the contents of HB199 later this year.In its original iteration, the bill, titled Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health amendments, gives lawmakers the authority to withhold funds from local health ag