MA S1315

Bill

Establishing a pilot program to improve behavioral health access through collaboration of municipal law enforcement and behavioral health specialists

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
09/08/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a pilot program to improve behavioral health access through collaboration of municipal law enforcement and behavioral health specialists. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a 2-year pilot program in a selected town to embed behavioral health specialists from community health centers in the municipal law enforcement department. The program aims to improve access to behavioral health care by having the specialists assist law enforcement officers in responding to emergency calls involving individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The pilot program will also provide educational training for law enforcement officers in areas such as mental health and community policing. The Department of Public Health will report on the results, barriers, and challenges of the program to various legislative committees.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Walter Timilty (D)*,

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 09/08/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1315

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1315
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1315.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2397	Creating an obesity task force and pilot program	No further action taken	Similar To
H2500	Relative to access to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
H887	Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1311	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1346	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1579	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1752	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2568	Similar To
S1910	Related to a universal basic income pilot	Accompanied S1883	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2310	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S629	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S821	Ensuring students' access to academic transcripts	Accompanied a new draft, see S2746	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1749

For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2397

Creating an obesity task force and pilot program

No further action taken

Similar To

H2500

Relative to access to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

H887

Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1311

Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1346

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1579

To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1752

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2568

Similar To

S1910

Related to a universal basic income pilot

Accompanied S1883

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2310

Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S629

Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S821

Ensuring students' access to academic transcripts

Accompanied a new draft, see S2746

Similar To

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