(a) The purpose of the Task Force on Substance Abuse Treatment Services is to assess statewide delivery of substance abuse treatment services.

(b) The task force will strive to achieve the following:

(1) To assess state substance abuse treatment needs and evaluate the current service delivery system and its capacity to respond to those current and projected treatment needs;

(2) To examine state interagency referral trends and continuity of care to include the identification of service duplication and service overlap;

(3) To determine accurate statewide service costs and identify more cost-effective means for the delivery of substance abuse treatment services and the identification of available revenue streams, underutilized revenue, and uncaptured revenue;

(4) To carry out a cost-benefit analysis of substance abuse treatment services to include outcome benefits for the development of policy and procedure reform; and

(5) To make recommendations for the strategic development and implementation of efficient and effective quality care measures.

(c)

(1) The findings and recommendations of the task force shall be submitted to the legislative leaders, state department directors, state providers, and other appropriate parties for collaborative reform.

(2)

(A) The task force shall report to the Legislative Council, the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor, and the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.

(B) The report shall be submitted no later than October 1 of each even-numbered year.

(d) This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.