Bill > HB2737

This bill updates the children's mental health work group by revising its name, term, membership, and duties. The key provisions include: - Renaming the group to the "children and youth behavioral health work group" to expand its focus beyond just mental health. - Expanding the membership to include a wider range of stakeholders, such as representatives from behavioral health organizations, Medicaid managed care, pediatricians, youth who have received behavioral health services, and others. - Expanding the work group's duties to include monitoring the implementation of relevant legislation and policies, identifying barriers and opportunities for accessing behavioral health services, and advising on strategies and resources needed to improve access and support the unique needs of young children. - Requiring the work group to convene an advisory group focused on school-based behavioral health and suicide prevention. - Extending the work group's expiration date from 2020 to 2026.