Report Type: SB3

This toolkit helps tribal communities in New Mexico understand and participate in Senate Bill 3 (SB3), a landmark behavioral health reform law that establishes regional planning systems with dedicated pathways for tribal sovereignty and participation.

Senate Bill 3, the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act, establishes a regional planning framework for behavioral health services across New Mexico, creating governance structures, reporting requirements, and investment strategies that will directly shape how Bernalillo County develops and coordinates its behavioral health system.

This New Mexico Health Care Authority resource provides standardized evaluation guidelines and performance measures for behavioral health service providers, establishing a consistent framework for assessing program quality and effectiveness across the state's behavioral health system.

This white paper proposes a coordinated statewide strategy using Medicaid waivers, SB3 regional planning, workforce development, and community safety infrastructure to reduce crisis cycling and improve public safety outcomes for people with serious behavioral health conditions in New Mexico.