Bill > HB2417

Introduced Session

Expands crisis stabilization services, including crisis stabilization centers meeting criteria adopted by Oregon Health Authority by rule, short-term respite facilities, peer respite centers, behavioral health urgent care walk-in centers and crisis hotline center. Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide grants to cities or funding to county community mental health programs to operate mobile crisis intervention teams and provide other behavioral health supports.] Directs authority to convene work group to study and evaluate methods for continuing to fund mobile crisis intervention teams and other behavioral health supports.] Expands crisis stabilization services, including crisis stabilization centers meeting criteria adopted by Oregon Health Authority by rule, short-term respite facilities, peer respite centers, behavioral health urgent care walk-in centers and crisis hotline center. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to authority to provide funding to county community mental health programs to establish and maintain mobile crisis intervention teams. Requires authority, no later than January 1, 2022, to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to mental or behavioral health, recommendations on policies and legislative changes, if any, needed to implement National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and establish statewide coordinated crisis services system. Specifies information that must be included in report. Limits liability of 9-8-8 coordinated crisis services system to conduct that is willful or wanton. Prohibits blocking delivery or forwarding to public safety answering point of 9-8-8 coordinated crisis services system information. Makes number identifications and subscriber information received by 9-8-8 coordinated crisis services system confidential and not subject to public disclosure unless specified criteria are met. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

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Pam Marsh (D)*,  Tawna Sanchez (D)*,  Janeen Sollman (D)*,  Teresa Alonso Leon (D),  Wlnsvey Campos (D),  Maxine Dexter (D),  Paul Evans (D),  Julie Fahey (D),  Sara Gelser Blouin (D),  David Gomberg (D),  Dacia Grayber (D),  Paul Holvey (D),  Jason Kropf (D),  Kate Lieber (D),  Susan McLain (D),  Courtney Neron Misslin (D),  Rob Nosse (D),  Deb Patterson (D),  Katherine Pham (D),  Rachel Prusak (D),  Jeff Reardon (D),  Lisa Reynolds (D),  Ricki Ruiz (D),  Sheri Schouten (D),  Rob Wagner (D),  Marty Wilde (D),  Anna Williams (D), 

Chapter 617, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 27, 2021. (on 09/25/2021)

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